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Extensive Inactive Neurocysticercosis: A Case Report in Mbeya, Southern Highlands of Tanzania.
Int Med Case Rep J
January 2025
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College of Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania.
Background: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) and Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are both highly prevalent in Africa. Clinical presentation of NCC ranges from asymptomatic to manifestations, including epileptic seizures, severe progressive headache, and focal neurological deficits. It is influenced by the number, size, location, and stage of the cysts, as well as the parasite's potential to cause inflammation and the immunological response of the host.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAutoimmune sensorineural hearing loss/Meniere's disease possibly triggered by neurocysticercosis: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
January 2025
Centers for Advanced Ent, Woodbridge, VA, US.
Background: Meniere's disease arises when an abnormal fluid accumulation results in heightened pressure within the inner ear or labyrinth. Its symptoms encompass vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a sensation of fullness in the ear. Various triggers for Meniere's disease are known, from smoking and alcohol consumption to recent viral illnesses, allergies, and anxiety.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFrom laboratory to clinical practice: an update of the immunological and molecular tools for neurocysticercosis diagnosis.
Front Parasitol
July 2024
Center for Global Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is caused by the invasion of larvae in the central nervous system (CNS) and stands as the predominant cause of epilepsy and other neurological disorders in many developing nations. NCC diagnosis is challenging because it relies on brain imaging exams (CT or MRI), which are poorly available in endemic rural or resource-limited areas. Moreover, some NCC cases cannot be easily detected by imaging, leading to inconclusive results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurocysticercosis school outbreak in Belgium.
Lancet
December 2024
Department of Care, Flemish Ministry of Welfare, Public Health and Family, Brussels, Belgium.
Thinking outside tuberculosis: A case of widespread active disseminated cysticercosis.
SA J Radiol
November 2024
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Unlabelled: A rare case of widespread disseminated cysticercosis was identified in a 32-year-old female patient from the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Initially, she displayed generalised nonspecific symptoms, leading to a misinterpretation of disseminated tuberculosis (TB). However, further radiological, haematological and pathological investigations revealed extensive dissemination of cysticercosis.
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