Title
Conservative management of neurocysticercosis in a patient with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A case report and review
Date Issued
01 June 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Purvey S.
Lu K.
Mukkamalla S.K.
Anandi P.
Dumitriu B.
Kranick S.
Hammoud D.A.
O'Connell E.
Oh A.L.
Barrett J.
Battiwalla M.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Publisher(s)
Wiley-Blackwell
Abstract
Neurocysticercosis, an infection of the central nervous system with the larval stage of the cestode Taenia solium, is common in developing countries but its occurrence and management in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has not been reported previously, to our knowledge. We report the case of an immigrant female patient who underwent a matched-related allogeneic HSCT for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and was incidentally found to have a solitary viable neurocysticercosis lesion. However, despite severe immunosuppression, the size of the cyst did not increase. More importantly, restoration of the immune system did not induce significant inflammation or seizures. Subsequent follow-up demonstrated complete resolution of the neurocysticercosis lesion. Thus, in the setting of HSCT, an asymptomatic patient with a single neurocysticercosis lesion was successfully managed without the use of anthelmintics, steroids, or anti-epileptics.
Start page
456
End page
462
Volume
17
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Inmunología
Neurología clínica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84930761672
PubMed ID
Source
Transplant Infectious Disease
ISSN of the container
13982273
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus