Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023
Research Letter
Human Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis, Switzerland
Table
Overview of published cases of human Taenia martis infections
Authors (year of publication) | Country | Patient age, y/sex | Chief complaint | Location of lesion | False-positive serologic assays | Treatment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eberwein et al. (2013) (6) |
Germany |
43/F |
Flashing lights and paracentral scotoma |
Left eye |
No |
Albendazole 400 mg 2×/d, dexamethasone 20 mg/d for 8 d, surgical excision |
Brunet et al. (2015) (7) |
France |
44/F |
Right hemiparesis and aphasia |
Left temporal lobe |
T. solium |
Surgical excision, praziquantel 50 mg/kg for 15 d, albendazole 15 mg/kg for 1 mo, corticosteroids 1 mg/kg) (sic) |
Koch et al. (2016) (8) |
Germany |
70/F |
Drop in visual acuity |
Left eye |
No |
Surgical excision, albendazole 400 mg 2×/d for 7 d |
Rudelius et al. (2017) (9) |
Germany |
36/F |
Ascites |
Pouch of Douglas |
Echinococcus granulosus |
Surgical excision, albendazole 400 mg 2×/d for 4 weeks |
Mueller et al. (2020) (10) |
Germany |
24/F |
Lower abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea |
Pouch of Douglas |
E. multilocularis, T. solium, Dirofilaria immitis. |
Surgical excision; antiparasitic treatment refused by patient |
Steinsiepe et al. (2023) (this report) | Switzerland | 55/F | Focal epileptic seizures | Right parietal lobe | T. solium | Surgical excision, praziquantel 50 mg/kg/d for 14 d, albendazole 15 mg/kg/d for 28 d, corticosteroids |
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