A case of cerebral sparganosis in South America

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1991 Mar;49(1):111-3. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1991000100018.

Abstract

Cerebral sparganosis (CS) is a parasitic infection caused by the larva of Spirometra mansonoides. Rarely it can affect the human brain. We report the case of a 24-year old man from Paraguay who suffered from seizures and headache for one year. A frontal tumor was diagnosed by CT-scan and was subsequently resected. The pathological examination revealed a larva with Sparganum characteristics. The evolution of the patient was satisfactory. As far as we know, this is the first case of CS reported in South-America.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases / complications*
  • Brain Diseases / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Seizures / etiology*
  • Sparganosis / complications*
  • Sparganosis / pathology