Neurocysticercosis in the infant of a pregnant mother with a tapeworm.
Taeniasis occurs after ingestion of undercooked pork infected with cysticerci. Most Taenia solium infections are mild; proglottids are rarely noticed in the feces. Cysticercosis develops with ingestion of eggs from a tapeworm carrier. Cysticercosis affects approximately 50 million people worldwide, and is seen mostly in Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Asia. We present a case of an 18-month-old child living in New York, who presented with seizures caused by neurocysticercosis. A family study found a 22-year-old mother, 7 months pregnant, positive for T. solium, which presented a management dilemma.
Asnis
Deborah
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Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, New York, USA.
Kazakov
Jordan
J
Toronjadze
Tamar
T
Bern
Caryn
C
Garcia
Hector H
HH
McAuliffe
Isabel
I
Bishop
Henry
H
Lee
Lillian
L
Grossmann
Rami
R
Garcia
Minerva A
MA
Di John
David
D
D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000635:transmission*; D009534:Niclosamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D012640:Seizures; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; C476610:oxcarbamazepine; D002220:Carbamazepine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D009534:Niclosamide; D015766:Albendazole