ABSTRACT
Cerebral sparganosis is caused by migrating larvae of Spirometra mansonoides. This condition is rare. The presenting symptoms include headache, seizures and focal neurological deficit, which are due to a parasitic granulomatous space-occupying lesion. The authors report a case of intracerebral hematoma, which has never been reported as a presenting symptom of cerebral sparganosis. The surgical treatment of this complicated condition yielded poor results when compared to previous reports of the uncomplicated condition.
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Adult , Animals , Brain Diseases/complications , Cerebral Hemorrhage/etiology , Epilepsy/etiology , Hematoma/etiology , Humans , Male , Sparganosis/complicationsABSTRACT
We report a case of tuberculous brain abscess. He developed neurological symptoms inspite of 6 months treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. His condition improved after surgical excision of abscess and short-course chemotherapy. Routine staining of pus is simple and a very useful technique to detect this entity.