Border zone brain lesions due to neurotrichinosis
Trichinosis is a parasitic disease that, due to variable clinical syndromes, is often underrecognized. We present the case of a patient with eosinophilia, focal neurological signs and multiple bilateral brain lesions, distributed mainly in the border zones. The diagnostic workup revealed neurotrichi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217303235 |
Summary: | Trichinosis is a parasitic disease that, due to variable clinical syndromes, is often underrecognized. We present the case of a patient with eosinophilia, focal neurological signs and multiple bilateral brain lesions, distributed mainly in the border zones. The diagnostic workup revealed neurotrichinosis, which should be suspected even without a clear history of consumption of poorly cooked meat. |
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ISSN: | 1201-9712 1878-3511 |