Publications by authors named "Andrea Amparo Trueba-Argamasilla"
Cerebral echinococcosis: Case report and literature review.
Andrea Amparo Trueba-Argamasilla María Asunción Iborra-Bendicho Marina Simón-Páez Javier Ros-de San Pedro Manuel Segovia-Hernández
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
February 2023
Echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by the larval form of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. The cerebral affectation in the human is uncommon; only in 1-2% cases is observed encephalic involvement. This condition occurs mainly in the pediatric population and it is characterized by the presence of single and unilocular cysts.
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Andrea Amparo Trueba-Argamasilla María Asunción Iborra-Bendicho Marina Simón-Páez Javier Ros-de San Pedro Manuel Segovia-Hernández
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin (Engl Ed)
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- Echinococcosis is a disease caused by the Echinococcus granulosus parasite, and brain involvement is rare, occurring in only 1-2% of cases, mostly in children, characterized by single cysts.
- A case study of a 29-year-old patient with severe headaches revealed a mass in the brain, which was identified as a bilobed hydatid cyst.
- The report will discuss the clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic, and treatment aspects related to cerebral hydatid disease.