Neuroimaging and pathological findings in a child with cerebral sparganosis. Case report.
The authors report the case of a 6-year-old boy with cerebral sparganosis due to infection with a plerocercoid tapeworm larva of Spirometra mansoni. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an area of irregular long T2 signal in the right frontal lobe. When compared with images obtained 2 years earlier, the lesion appeared to have migrated into the parietal lobe. During surgery for the removal of a granuloma, the parasite was discovered and excised. Following surgery, the patient's neurological deficits markedly improved. The authors review the pathological and imaging features of cerebral sparganosis.
Bo
Gao
G
Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China.
Xuejian
Wang
W
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013146:Spirometra / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*