Taenia multiceps: a rare human cestode infection in Israel.
Brain infestation caused by the metacestode of Taenia multiceps is a rare phenomenon in humans, but is fairly common among sheep in Mediterranean countries. No more than 150 human cases have been reported. In this present study, we report an unusual case of a huge intra-parenchymal cyst in a four-year-old girl caused by T. multiceps. No cross-reactivity between Echinococcus granulosus and T. multiceps antigens was demonstrated. After surgical removal of the cyst, followed by chemotherapeutic treatment with albendazole combined with praziquantel, the child recovered completely.
El-On
Joseph
J
The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Laboratory of Parasitology, Sokora University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel. jelon@bgu.ac.il
Shelef
Ilan
I
Cagnano
Emanuela
E
Benifla
Mony
M