Neurocysticercosis in a State of Piauí urban area: case report

Neurocysticercosis is a serious public health problem that predominantly affects places with poor sanitary and hygiene conditions. The Piaui State is out of the neurocysticercosis map in Brazil but, as this study illustrates, it is just by lack of epidemiologic data. We demonstrate the presence of t...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2006-06, Vol.64 (2A), p.326
Main Authors: e Silva do Rego Monteiro, Alexandre Vitor Tapety, da Silva Júnior, Antônio Norberto Campelo, Leite, Daniel Amorim, Mendes, Lucas Cronemberger Maia, de Assunção Cordeiro, Marcelo, Lima, Rafael Ferreira Correia, Lima, Fernando Correia, Batista, Marcus Sabry Azar
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adult
Albendazole - therapeutic use
Animals
Anthelmintics - therapeutic use
Brazil
Humans
Male
Neurocysticercosis - diagnosis
Neurocysticercosis - drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Neurocysticercosis is a serious public health problem that predominantly affects places with poor sanitary and hygiene conditions. The Piaui State is out of the neurocysticercosis map in Brazil but, as this study illustrates, it is just by lack of epidemiologic data. We demonstrate the presence of this pathology in the State of Piaui based on a case report of a 39 years old man, followed for 17 months. The diagnosis was made by CT scan and the patient was treated with albendazol for 10 days. A new CT scan show absence of lesions. He needed to be treated again after a recurrence of clinical manifestations, 6 months after the first treatment, with the disappearance of the new lesions.
ISSN:0004-282X