Intraventricular neurocysticercosis.
Neurocysticercosis is the commonest CNS parasitic disease worldwide but cysticercal meningitis and intraventricular lesions are relatively rare, especially in Indian patients. We herein report a girl with cysticercal meningitis that remained undiagnosed and the patient later presented with unilateral hydrocephalous due to Foramen of Monroe block by an intraventricular cyst. The need for CSF examination with Wright-Giemsa staining to avoid missing CSF eosinophilia is discussed.
Kalra
Veena
V
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. kalra_veena@hotmail.com
Mishra
Devendra
D
Suri
Ashish
A
Seth
Rachna
R
Garg
Ajay
A
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000469:parasitology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D014640:Vancomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone