Congenital intracranial filariasis: a case report.
We present the case of a newborn with intracranial extra-axial collections which mere partially calcified. The underlying cause was shown to be filariasis which had been transmitted from the mother.
Fonticiella
M
M
Department of Radiology, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
López-Negrete
L
L
Prieto
A
A
García-Hernández
J B
JB
Orense
M
M
Fernández-Diego
J
J
Gómez
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D008366:Mansonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008368:Mansonelliasis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000635:transmission; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography