title: [Porocephalosis: still a rare diagnosis].
abstract: We report a case of porocephalosis in a 35-year-old Congolese adult who habitually ate large amounts of snake. The principal nonspecific clinical sign was abdominal pain. Diagnosis was based on X-ray examination of the abdomen without preparation and abdominal ultrasound scan.
authors.affiliation: Service d'infectiologie, CHU, BP 32, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.lastname: Obengui
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moyen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mbika-Cardorelle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Assambo-Kieli
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001181:Arthropods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D008463:Mebendazole