Abstract
Taenia solium Cysticercosis: The Case of Cuba
Highlights
Detection of antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid of children attending the emergency ward of the Hospital Pediatrico San Miguel del Padron in Havana because of seizures
The man was hospitalized because of signs of increasing intracranial pressure and visual disturbances. Both cases were associated with a history of eating raw pork and the diagnosis was confirmed by the detection of cysts in brain biopsies
Retrospective review of clinical cases of patients admitted to the INNH at Havana in the period from 1964 to 1989 was conducted in search of patients diagnosed with NCC
Summary
Detection of antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid of children attending the emergency ward of the Hospital Pediatrico San Miguel del Padron in Havana because of seizures. Both cases were associated with a history of eating raw pork and the diagnosis was confirmed by the detection of cysts in brain biopsies. A 26-year-old male, coming back from Angola, presenting with abdominal pain, loss of appetite, and drowsiness, with a history of eating pork on regular basis.
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