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Disseminated cysticercosis.

Soo Yong Park¹, Min Ho Kong, Jung Hee Kim

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

|May 11, 2011

Summary

Disseminated cysticercosis, a rare condition where cysticerci spread throughout the body, was diagnosed in a Mongolian patient presenting with seizures. Medical therapy with albendazole effectively reduced the numerous cystic lesions.

Area of Science:

Neurology
Infectious Diseases
Radiology

Background:

Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval cysts of the tapeworm Taenia solium.
Disseminated cysticercosis, characterized by widespread cysticerci, is exceptionally rare.

Observation:

A 39-year-old Mongolian male presented with generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Extensive imaging (brain CT, spine MRI, whole-body MRI) and biopsy confirmed disseminated cysticercosis involving the brain, subcutaneous tissues, and skeletal muscles.

Findings:

The patient was diagnosed with disseminated cysticercosis affecting multiple organ systems.
Albendazole treatment led to a significant reduction in the number of cystic lesions observed on follow-up MRI.

Implications:

Keywords:

Disseminated cysticercosis Neurocysticercosis

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