title: Neurocysticercosis in a European traveler returning from India primarily suspected as neoplasia.
abstract: A woman with a history of cured breast cancer and multiple trips to India presented with a cervical nodule. Primarily suspected as metastasis of breast cancer, histopathology, however, showed the scolex of Taenia solium. Although the patient was neurologically asymptomatic neuroimaging showed multiple cysts. During treatment with praziquantel, albendazole, and dexamethason the patient developed seizures.
authors.affiliation: Section of Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Helmut J F
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Salzer
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoenigl
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Valentin
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zollner-Schwetz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krause
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011223:Praziquantel; D003907:Dexamethasone; D015766:Albendazole