Unusual complication in a patient with renal transplantation: cerebral cysticercosis.
A patient with cadaveric renal transplantation was diagnosed by brain-computed tomography and ELISA as having neurocysticercosis in the CSF. Complete cure was achieved after praziquantel therapy. Function of the allograft was not affected.
D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011223:Praziquantel