Department of Infectious Diseases, West German Centre of Infectious Diseases, Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
Institute of Neuropathology, Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Infection. 2023 Feb;51(1):277-281. doi: 10.1007/s15010-022-01912-w. Epub 2022 Sep 9.
We report a rare case of a cerebral infection with Taenia crassiceps tapeworm larvae in an immunocompetent 71-year-old German male. Initially, an intracerebral malignoma was suspected after the patient experienced stroke-like symptoms. After surgery, helminth larvae, later identified as T. crassiceps, were detected. Identification on the species level was possible by specific PCR and sequencing. After complete surgical removal, the patient was treated with albendazole and dexamethasone for two weeks. No residual symptoms were reported up to date.
我们报告了一例罕见的免疫功能正常的 71 岁德国男性感染囊尾蚴幼虫引起的脑内感染。最初，患者出现类似中风的症状后，疑似脑内恶性肿瘤。手术后，检测到寄生虫幼虫，后被确认为囊尾蚴。通过特异性 PCR 和测序可以鉴定到种属水平。在完全手术切除后，患者接受了两周的阿苯达唑和地塞米松治疗。迄今为止，没有报告残留症状。
