Title
Case report: Neurocysticercosis in the infant of a pregnant mother with a tapeworm
Date Issued
01 January 2009
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Asnis D.
Kazakov J.
Toronjadze T.
Bern C.
McAuliffe I.
Bishop H.
Lee L.
Grossmann R.
Garcia M.A.
Di John D.
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
Taeniasis occurs after ingestion of undercooked pork infected with cysticerci. Most Taenia solium infections are mild; proglottids are rarely noticed in the feces. Cysticercosis develops with ingestion of eggs from a tapeworm carrier. Cysticercosis affects ∼50 million people worldwide, and is seen mostly in Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Asia. We present a case of an 18-month-old child living in New York, who presented with seizures caused by neurocysticercosis. A family study found a 22-year-old mother, 7 months pregnant, positive for T. solium, which presented a management dilemma. Copyright © 2009 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Start page
449
End page
451
Volume
81
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-69249198037
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
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