A Rare Pediatric Case of Neurocysticercosis Misdiagnosed As Brain Abscess

AYDIN TEKE T., Kaman A., GAYRETLİ AYDIN Z. G., Apaydın S., Genç Sel Ç., Bulduk E. B., ...More

Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi, vol.41, no.4, pp.223-225, 2017 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tpd.2017.5239
  • Journal Name: Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.223-225
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. Although this zoonotic infection is one of the major public health problems in some developing countries, it is extremely rare in Turkey. In this article, we present the case of a pediatric patient with neurocysticercosis who was misdiagnosed with brain abscess because of focal seizures in another hospital.