title: Cerebellar cysticercosis caused by larval Taenia crassiceps tapeworm in immunocompetent woman, Germany.
abstract: Human cysticercosis caused by Taenia crassiceps tapeworm larvae involves the muscles and subcutis mostly in immunocompromised patients and the eye in immunocompetent persons. We report a successfully treated cerebellar infection in an immunocompetent woman. We developed serologic tests, and the parasite was identified by histologic examination and 12s rDNA PCR and sequencing.
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ntoukas
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tappe
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pfütze
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Holzmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D013621:Taenia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Germany; PCR; Taenia crassiceps; central nervous system; cerebellar infection; cysticercosis; immunocompetent; molecular identification; parasites; tapeworm; zoonosis