A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in resource-poor countries. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman born and residing in Guinea-Bissau, who was transferred to Portugal two months after the onset of a possible meningitis (fever, headache, seizures, and coma) t...
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| author | Emilia Valadas Robert Badura Tiago Marques Miguel Neno Márcia Boura Ana Filipa Sutre Sílvia Beato Maria Amélia Grácio José Cordeiro Neves |
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| description | Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in resource-poor countries. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman born and residing in Guinea-Bissau, who was transferred to Portugal two months after the onset of a possible meningitis (fever, headache, seizures, and coma) that did not respond to antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis of NCC was confirmed by MR imaging, which showed multiple lesions compatible with cysticercus, and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the cerebrospinal fluid. After 28 days on albendazole and dexamethasone without improvement, she was started on praziquantel, which she completed in six weeks with progressive recovery.
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| spelling | doaj-art-55cbe584f607477bbc0292229f7cd79e2025-08-20T02:16:18ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802015-01-0190110.3855/jidc.5032A case of imported neurocysticercosis in PortugalEmilia Valadas0Robert Badura1Tiago Marques2Miguel Neno3Márcia Boura4Ana Filipa Sutre5Sílvia Beato6Maria Amélia Grácio7José Cordeiro Neves8Clínica Universitária de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalClínica Universitária de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalClínica Universitária de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalHospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, PortugalClínica Universitária de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalClínica Universitária de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalUnidade de Parasitologia Médica/Unidade de Parasitologia e Microbiologia Médicas (UPMM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Lisboa, PortugalUnidade de Parasitologia Médica/Unidade de Parasitologia e Microbiologia Médicas (UPMM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Lisboa, PortugalClínica Universitária de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in resource-poor countries. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman born and residing in Guinea-Bissau, who was transferred to Portugal two months after the onset of a possible meningitis (fever, headache, seizures, and coma) that did not respond to antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis of NCC was confirmed by MR imaging, which showed multiple lesions compatible with cysticercus, and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the cerebrospinal fluid. After 28 days on albendazole and dexamethasone without improvement, she was started on praziquantel, which she completed in six weeks with progressive recovery. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5032neurocysticercosisTaenia soliumPortugalGuinea-Bissau |
| spellingShingle | Emilia Valadas Robert Badura Tiago Marques Miguel Neno Márcia Boura Ana Filipa Sutre Sílvia Beato Maria Amélia Grácio José Cordeiro Neves A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal Journal of Infection in Developing Countries neurocysticercosis Taenia solium Portugal Guinea-Bissau |
| title | A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal |
| title_full | A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal |
| title_fullStr | A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal |
| title_short | A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal |
| title_sort | case of imported neurocysticercosis in portugal |
| topic | neurocysticercosis Taenia solium Portugal Guinea-Bissau |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/5032 |
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