A rare case of Toxocara canis arachnoidea.
The Authors present a case of Toxocara canis arachnoidea located in the cervical zone. The rarity of the case and the extreme rarity of the position are emphasized. In fact in medical literature there exists a description of only one similar case which was also observed by one of the authors.
Villano
M
M
University of Naples, Second Medical School, Chair of Neurotraumatology, Italy.
Cerillo
A
A
Narciso
N
N
Vizioli
L
L
Del Basso De Caro
M
M
D000818:Animals; D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology*; D014119:Toxocara / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology