Neurocysticercosis: migration and proliferation of cysticercus in a CSF valve.
A case of colonization of a CSF shunt device by racemous cysts during a long lasting course of neurocysticercosis is reported.
Djientcheu
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Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
Zona
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Rilliet
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D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel; D015766:Albendazole