Late-onset eosinophilic chronic meningitis occurring 30 years after Taenia solium infestation in a white Caucasian woman

H Castillo-Iglesias; S Mouly; A Ducros; C Sarfati; A Sulahian; J F Bergmann

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2005.09.005

Late-onset eosinophilic chronic meningitis occurring 30 years after Taenia solium infestation in a white Caucasian woman

J Infect. 2006 Jul;53(1):e35-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.09.005. Epub 2005 Oct 25.

Authors

H Castillo-Iglesias¹, S Mouly, A Ducros, C Sarfati, A Sulahian, J F Bergmann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Lariboisière Hospital, AP-HP, 75010 Paris, France.

PMID: 16253336
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.09.005

Abstract

Unlike solitary parenchymal cysts, chronic meningitis is unusual in patients with neurocysticercosis and may poorly respond to treatment. We report the case of neurocysticercosis characterized by severe headache and chronic eosinophilic meningitis occurring 30 years after infestation with Taenia solium. The patient showed considerable improvement following treatment with albendazole and prednisone.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Albendazole / therapeutic use
Animals
Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
Chronic Disease
Eosinophilia / etiology*
Female
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Headache / etiology
Humans
Meningitis / drug therapy
Meningitis / etiology*
Meningitis / pathology
Middle Aged
Neurocysticercosis / complications*
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Taenia solium
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
White People

Substances

Anthelmintics
Glucocorticoids
Albendazole
Prednisone