Volume 19, Number 12—December 2013
Dispatch
Cerebellar Cysticercosis Caused by Larval Taenia crassiceps Tapeworm in Immunocompetent Woman, Germany
Table
Cases of Taenia crassiceps tapeworm infection in humans*
Patient residence | Site of infection | Type of immunosuppression | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Germany | Cerebellum | None | This article |
Switzerland | Subcutis and muscle, upper limb | AIDS | (4) |
Germany | Subcutis and muscle, forearm and hand | NHL | (1) |
United States (Oregon) | Subcutis, shoulder | None | Ronald Neafie, pers. comm. |
United States (Maine) | Eye (subretinal) | None | Ronald Neafie, pers. comm.) |
France | Subcutis and muscle, arm | AIDS | (7) |
France | Subcutis and muscle, forearm | AIDS | (5) |
USA (Missouri) | Eye (subretinal) | None | (9) |
France | Subcutis and muscle | AIDS | (12) |
Austria | Eye (anterior chamber) | None | (8) |
Germany | Subcutis and muscle, back | AIDS | (6) |
Canada (Ontario) | Eye (anterior chamber) | None | (10) |
*NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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1These authors contributed equally to this article.