CYSTICERCUS OF 60-MILLILITER VOLUME IN HUMAN-BRAIN

被引:25
作者
BERMAN, JD
BEAVER, PC
CHEEVER, AW
QUINDLEN, EA
机构
[1] NIAID, PARASIT DIS LAB, BETHESDA, MD 20205 USA
[2] NCI, PATHOL LAB, BETHESDA, MD 20205 USA
[3] TULANE UNIV, SCH PUBL HLTH & TROP MED, DEPT TROP MED, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 USA
[4] NINCDS, SURG NEUROL BRANCH, BETHESDA, MD 20205 USA
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10.4269/ajtmh.1981.30.616
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
A cerebral cyst 5 cm in diameter and 60 ml in volume was as large as a racemose cysticercus. Because this cyst bore necrotic remnants of a scolex and its hooks, it was presumed to be a cysticercus of Taenia solium. This case demonstrates that, in contrast with the usual presentation of cerebral cysticercosis, cysts of the T. solium type can be very large and when such a large cyst is encountered, a special search should be made for evidence of a scolex.
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页码:616 / 619
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