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SUBMITTER: Floß N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879806 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Floß Niklas N Dolff Sebastian S Junker Andreas A Blau Tobias T Rauschenbach Laurel L Sure Ulrich U Witzke Oliver O Tappe Dennis D Schönfeld Andreas A
Infection 20220909 1
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 w ...[more]