Cerebellar Cysticercosis Caused by Larval Taenia crassiceps Tapeworm in Immunocompetent Woman, Germany
oleh: Vasileios Ntoukas, Dennis Tappe, Daniel Pfütze, Michaela Simon, Thomas Holzmann
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-12-01 |
Deskripsi
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.