Cerebral Sparganosis: A Case Report
Peggys Oleydis Cruz Pérez1, Pedro Pablo Gutierrez Crespo1, Cs Omar López Arbolay1, Marlon Manuel Ortiz Machín1 and Damian Lastra Copello*1
1The University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Damian Lastra Copello, The University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba.
Received: February 19, 2022 Published: March 07, 2022
Abstract
Introduction: Cerebral sparganosis is a rare parasitic disease in Cuba.
Objective: To describe the treatment process of a patient with multiple brain injuries whose final diagnosis was sparganosis.
Presentation: A patient diagnosed with cerebral sparganosis performed by biopsy guided by stereotaxy is presented. He was consulted for difficult-to-control seizures and headache. Imaging studies showed brain lesions in the frontal and left thalamic areas. Histopathological study and immunohistochemical tests revealed a larva of Spirometra spp. He was given treatment with albendazole and praziquantel, after which he had clinical and imaging improvement.
Conclusion: Cerebral parasitic infection due to sparganosis is uncommon in our environment and stereotactic biopsy is an effective tool in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple brain lesions as a form of presentation of the disease.
Keywords: Sparganosis, biopsy, stereotaxy
Citation: Perez POC, Crespo PPG, Arbolay COL, Machín MMO, Copello DL. “Cerebral Sparganosis: A Case Report”. SVOA Neurology 3:2 (2022) Pages 61-65.
