A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal

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作者
Valadas, Emlia [1 ,2 ]
Badura, Robert [1 ,2 ]
Marques, Tiago [1 ,2 ]
Neno, Miguel [2 ]
Boura, Marcia [1 ]
Sutre, Ana Filipa [1 ]
Beato, Slvia [3 ,4 ]
Gracio, Maria Amelia [3 ]
Neves, Jose Cordeiro [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lisbon, Fac Med, Clin Univ Doencas Infecciosas & Parasitarias, P-1649028 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] Ctr Hosp Lisboa Norte, Hosp Santa Maria, Serv Doencas Infecciosas, Lisbon, Portugal
[3] Univ Nova Lisboa, UPMM, Unidade Parasitol Med, Inst Higiene & Med Trop, P-1200 Lisbon, Portugal
[4] Escola Super Saude Dr Lopes Dias, Inst Politecn Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
来源
JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | 2015年 / 9卷 / 01期
关键词
neurocysticercosis; Taenia solium; Portugal; Guinea-Bissau; CYSTICERCOSIS; ALBENDAZOLE; SEIZURES;
D O I
10.3855/jidc.5032
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in resource-poor countries. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman born and residing in Guinea-Bissau, who was transferred to Portugal two months after the onset of a possible meningitis (fever, headache, seizures, and coma) that did not respond to antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis of NCC was confirmed by MR imaging, which showed multiple lesions compatible with cysticercus, and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the cerebrospinal fluid. After 28 days on albendazole and dexamethasone without improvement, she was started on praziquantel, which she completed in six weeks with progressive recovery.
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页码:114 / 117
页数:4
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