[Selective sensitivity of cysts to praziquantel and albendazole in a case of cerebral cysticercosis].
A case of neurocysticercosis in a Zaïrian patient with clinical and neuro-radiological follow-up is reported. Treatment with praziquantel resulted in the regression of only some of the cysts. Subsequent treatment with albendazole was effective, eliminating most of the remaining lesions. This case illustrates a selective sensitivity of cysts to praziquantel and albendazole in a single patient.
Cohen
L
L
Clinique de Neurologie, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris.
Belec
L
L
Sanson
M
M
Pierrot-Deseilligny
C
C
Signoret
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011223:Praziquantel; D015766:Albendazole
Sensibilité sélective des kystes au praziquantel et à l'albendazole dans un cas de cysticercose cérébrale.