Spinal cysticercosis: A case report

Bui Huy Manh, MD; Tran Dat, MD; Vu Trung Hai, MD; Dong-Van He, MD; Duong Dai Ha, MD; Nguyen-Van Que, MD; Nguyen Minh Duc, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Sep 2023)

Spinal cysticercosis: A case report

Bui Huy Manh, MD,
Tran Dat, MD,
Vu Trung Hai, MD,
Dong-Van He, MD,
Duong Dai Ha, MD,
Nguyen-Van Que, MD,
Nguyen Minh Duc, MD

Affiliations

Bui Huy Manh, MD: Neurosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Tran Dat, MD: Neurosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Deparment of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Vu Trung Hai, MD: Department of Neurosurgery, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Dong-Van He, MD: Neurosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Duong Dai Ha, MD: Neurosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Deparment of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Nguyen-Van Que, MD: Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Nguyen Minh Duc, MD: Department of Radiology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Corresponding author at: Department of Radiology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, 2 Duong Quang Trung Ward 12 District, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 9
pp. 3269 – 3273

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Spinal cysticercosis is a rare and severe cysticercosis complication. The pathology is from the inflammatory reaction and granuloma formation around the eggs, which cause focal neurological deficits. Because of the rarity of this condition, diagnosis may be delayed and confused with other myelopathies such as neoplasms or myelitis. We report a 42-year-old woman with low back pain and paraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion in the spinal canal at the level of L4/L5 that was toward the diagnosis of myelitis. The patient underwent an open biopsy, and the result was granulomatosis caused by cysticercosis. The patient was then given an anticysticercosis medication and gradually recovered.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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