Amaro Deirdre E, Cowell Annie, Tuohy Marion J, Procop Gary W, Morhaime Jacquelyn, Reed Sharon L
Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California.
Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Dec 7;95(6):1424-1427. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0902. Epub 2016 Oct 17.
A 58-year-old Korean-born woman with a history of seizures and psychiatric issues was found dead at home. Autopsy was notable for large, calcified nodules that had nearly replaced her right temporal lobe. Histologic examination revealed the presence of Paragonimus eggs. This case demonstrates a rare manifestation of an aberrantly migrated lung fluke that resulted in epilepsy and sudden death years after the initial infection.
一名58岁的韩裔女性,有癫痫和精神疾病史,被发现死于家中。尸检发现有大的钙化结节,几乎取代了她的右侧颞叶。组织学检查发现有肺吸虫卵。该病例显示了一种罕见的异常迁移肺吸虫表现,在初次感染数年之后导致癫痫和猝死。