Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Taenia solium Tapeworm Infection, Oregon, 2006–2009
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of cysticercosis case-patients, Oregon, 2006–2009
Characteristic | No. confirmed/presumptive (%), n = 72 | No. suspected (%), n = 15 | p value* |
---|---|---|---|
Demographic† | |||
M | 46 (64) | 5 (33) | 0.04 |
Foreign-born |
47 (65) |
4 (27) |
1.0 |
Signs and symptoms | |||
Seizures | 29 (40) | 4 (27) | 0.07 |
Headache | 27 (38) | 3 (20) | |
Focal neurologic deficit | 5 (7) | 1 (7) | |
Altered mental status | 3 (4) | 3 (20) | |
Traumatic injury | 2 (3) | 2 (13) | |
Other |
6 (8) |
2 (13) |
|
Lesions | |||
1 | 22 (31) | 2 (13) | 0.10 |
2–4 | 21 (29) | 9 (60) | |
>5 |
29 (40) |
4 (27) |
|
Lesion location | |||
Parenchymal | 61 (85) | 15 (100) | 0.49 |
Extraparenchymal | 3 (4) | 0 | |
Mixed |
8 (11) |
0 |
|
Lesion stage | |||
Cystic only | 22 (31) | 1 (7) | 0.01 |
Calcified only | 32 (44) | 13 (87) | |
Mixed | 18 (25) | 1 (7) |
*By Fisher exact test.
†Median age, y (interquartile range): confirmed/presumptive, 36 (28–43); suspected, 47 (35–66); p<0.01, Mann-Whitney test.