Neurocisticercose nodular calcificada com sinais de reativação / Nodular calcified neurocysticercosis with signs of reactivation
Radiol. bras
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45(5): 291-293, set.-out. 2012. ilus
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in Portuguese
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RESUMO
A neurocisticercose é uma doença caracterizada pelo envolvimento do sistema nervoso central pelo estágio larval intermediário do parasita Taenia solium. O processo de degeneração da larva e a reação inflamatória do organismo causam os sintomas clínicos. Relatamos a reativação clínica e radiológica de uma forma nodular calcificada e assintomática há mais de 20 anos. O tratamento antiparasitário mostrou boa resposta.
ABSTRACT
Neurocysticercosis is a disease characterized by the involvement of the central nervous system by the intermediate larval stage of the parasite Taenia solium. The larva degeneration process and the inflammatory reaction of the body cause clinical symptoms. The authors report a case of clinical and radiological reactivation of nodular calcified neurocysticercosis in a patient who was asymptomatic for more than 20 years. Antiparasitic treatment showed a good response.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Calcinosis
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Central Nervous System
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Neurocysticercosis
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Taenia solium
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Nerve Tissue
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Radiol. bras
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Radiology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdade de Medicina de Itajubá/BR
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Hospital Escola de Itajubá/BR
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