title: Histological and molecular biology diagnosis of neurocysticercosis in a patient without history of travel to endemic areas: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  in endemic areas, neurocysticercosis appears mainly as a single, large, spherical and non-enhancing intracranial cyst.
  
  
  METHODS
  an atypical case of neurocysticercosis (NCC) in a French Caucasian, without history of travel to endemic areas, was confirmed by histology and molecular speciation. Imaging was atypical, showing several hook-bearing scolices visible in the cyst, while the serology employed was non-contributary.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NCC should be considered when multiple taeniid scolices are observed within the same cystic lesion.
authors.affiliation: Parasitology department, University Hospital, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: L'Ollivier
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gárate
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duong
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huerre
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cuisenier
authors.forename: L J S
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dalle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonnin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002353:Carrier State / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005602:France; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014195:Travel