A Rare Case of Cysticercosis Involving the Whole Spinal Canal

BACKGROUND: Cysticercosis is the commonest parasitic disease to affect the central nervous system (CNS). However, cysticercosis affecting the spine is extremely rare. We reported a rare case of cysticercosis involving the whole spinal canal in China. CASE PRESENTATION: A rare case of cysticercosis i...

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Autores principales: Zheng, Xiaoyan, Wang, Fei, Wang, Lei, Li, Xiaoli, Li, Jingjing, Huang, Minjun, Zou, Yang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8938355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34851512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11686-021-00486-1
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Cysticercosis is the commonest parasitic disease to affect the central nervous system (CNS). However, cysticercosis affecting the spine is extremely rare. We reported a rare case of cysticercosis involving the whole spinal canal in China. CASE PRESENTATION: A rare case of cysticercosis involving the entire spinal cord, in a 52-year-old Chinese man, was detected in 2021. Epidemiological investigation, clinical and etiological examination was performed. CONCLUSION: Since spinal cysticercosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease, clinicians should always consider the differential diagnosis of space-occupying lesions.

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