A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists
Porocephalosis is the name given to human infection by Armillifer, which is rare, especially in European and North American populations. Among the few cases reported to date, most of them were described in the African community. Humans can become infected, for example, consuming undercooked meat fr...
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Porocephalosis is the name given to human infection by Armillifer, which is rare, especially in European and North American populations. Among the few cases reported to date, most of them were described in the African community. Humans can become infected, for example, consuming undercooked meat from infected snakes. Herein we report the case of a 31-year-old male, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was living in France for many years and presented with lower back pain and mild abdominal pain. Imaging showed multiple comma-shaped calcifications disseminated in the liver and the peritoneal cavity, without any additional feature. The patient reported regular consumption of snake meat during his travels in Africa, and thus the diagnosis of porocephalosis could be made. Doctors treating patients from endemic areas or traveling in endemic areas, particularly in Africa, should become familiar with this infection and consider it in the case of multiple calcifications on imaging. More cases of porocephalosis are likely to be seen in the future because of the increase in international travel.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0eeba1bee4a46ba91cbc8626f88f1f32025-08-20T02:27:14ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802020-09-01140910.3855/jidc.12693A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologistsFrançois Lersy0Thibault Willaume1Department of neuroradiology, University hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FranceDepartment of neuroradiology, University hospitals of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France Porocephalosis is the name given to human infection by Armillifer, which is rare, especially in European and North American populations. Among the few cases reported to date, most of them were described in the African community. Humans can become infected, for example, consuming undercooked meat from infected snakes. Herein we report the case of a 31-year-old male, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was living in France for many years and presented with lower back pain and mild abdominal pain. Imaging showed multiple comma-shaped calcifications disseminated in the liver and the peritoneal cavity, without any additional feature. The patient reported regular consumption of snake meat during his travels in Africa, and thus the diagnosis of porocephalosis could be made. Doctors treating patients from endemic areas or traveling in endemic areas, particularly in Africa, should become familiar with this infection and consider it in the case of multiple calcifications on imaging. More cases of porocephalosis are likely to be seen in the future because of the increase in international travel. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/12693PorocephalosisArmillifercalcificationssnake |
| spellingShingle | François Lersy Thibault Willaume A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Porocephalosis Armillifer calcifications snake |
| title | A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists |
| title_full | A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists |
| title_fullStr | A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists |
| title_full_unstemmed | A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists |
| title_short | A French case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists |
| title_sort | french case of porocephalosis diagnosed by radiologists |
| topic | Porocephalosis Armillifer calcifications snake |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/12693 |
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