Cerebellar Cysticercosis Caused by Larval Taenia crassiceps Tapeworm in Immunocompetent Woman, Germany

Ntoukas, Vasileios; Tappe, Dennis; Pfütze, Daniel; Simon, Michaela; Holzmann, Thomas

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Cerebellar Cysticercosis Caused by Larval Taenia crassiceps Tapeworm in Immunocompetent Woman, Germany

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By Ntoukas, Vasileios ; Tappe, Dennis ; Pfütze, Daniel ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Ntoukas, Vasileios ; Tappe, Dennis ; Pfütze, Daniel ; Simon, Michaela ; Holzmann, Thomas
Description:

Human cysticercosis caused by Taenia crassiceps tapeworm larvae involves the muscles and subcutis mostly in immunocompromised patients and the eye in immunocompetent persons. We report a successfully treated cerebellar infection in an immunocompetent woman. We developed serologic tests, and the parasite was identified by histologic examination and 12s rDNA PCR and sequencing.
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Animals Biopsy Cerebellum Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged Neurocysticercosis Taenia Treatment Outcome
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Emerg Infect Dis. 19(12):2008-2011.
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Journal Article
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Germany
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19
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12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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