A case of human cerebral infection by parenchymal racemose cysticercus in Valdivia, Chile

Authors

  • Eduardo Ortega Universidad Austral de Chile; Facultad de Medicina; Instituto de Neurología y Neurocirugía
  • Patricio Torres Universidad Austral de Chile; Instituto de Parasitología

Keywords:

Cisticercosis, Cysticercus racemosus parenquimatoso, Taenia solium, diagnóstico

Abstract

A clinical case of cerebral infection by parenchymal racemose cysticercus, diagnosed by means of morphological characteristics in a patient of Valdivia city is described. The rare frequency of parenquimal location of racemose cysticercus as well as its differential diagnosis with other larval stages of cestodes that develop in the brain and its treatment are discussed.

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Published

1991-06-01

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 3 (1991)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Ortega, E., & Torres, P. (1991). A case of human cerebral infection by parenchymal racemose cysticercus in Valdivia, Chile . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 33(3), 227-231. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/28824