title: First Case of Human Cerebral Taenia martis Cysticercosis.
abstract: Taenia martis is a tapeworm affecting mustelids, with rodents serving as intermediate hosts. The larval stage (cysticercus) has been found before only rarely in humans or primates. We hereby describe a case of cerebral T. martis cysticercosis in a French immunocompetent patient, confirmed by DNA analyses of biopsy material.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie Médicale, Plateau Technique de Microbiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Fédération de Médecine Translationelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France jbrunet@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brunet
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Aurélien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benoilid
authors.affiliation: Département de Neuroradiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kremer
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Constanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dalvit
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hansmann
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier de Hautepierre, Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Chenard
authors.affiliation: Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Fédération de Médecine Translationelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deplazes
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie Médicale, Plateau Technique de Microbiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Fédération de Médecine Translationelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Alexander W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Pfaff
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie Médicale, Plateau Technique de Microbiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Fédération de Médecine Translationelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abou-Bacar
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marescaux
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie Médicale, Plateau Technique de Microbiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France Institut de Parasitologie et Pathologie Tropicale, Fédération de Médecine Translationelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Ermanno
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Candolfi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D013621:Taenia / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth