Isolated Cardiac Cysticercosis in an Adolescent

Eberly, Matthew D.; Soh, Eugene K.; Bannister, Sean P.; Tavaf-Motamen, Houman; Scott, John

doi:10.1097/inf.0b013e318163d316

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“…Si afectan a la musculatura extraocular pueden simular parálisis de nervios craneales. En un 23% de autopsias de pacientes con cisticercosis hay lesiones en el miocardio que de forma excepcional causan insuficiencia cardíaca o alteraciones de la conducción [1][2][3][4]32 .…”

Section: La Cisticercosis Fuera Del Sncunclassified

Neurocisticercosis: Una Enfermedad Que No Debemos Olvidar.

Fernández-Rodríguez¹,

Fernández²,

Deltell³

2017

Gal. Clin.

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La cisticercosis es una infección causada por Cysticercus cellulosae, la larva del helminto Taenia solium o "tenia del cerdo". Taenia solium puede producir dos formas de infección: Teniasis intestinal (tenias maduras) e infestación por cisticercos que anidan en distintos órganos y tejidos. Es frecuente la localización de los cisticercos en el Sistema Nervioso Central (SNC) causando la Neurocisticercosis (NCC) 1-4. La NCC es muy prevalente en países subdesarrolados; la OMS la considera como la parasitación cerebral más frecuente en el mundo y la más importante causa prevenible de epilepsia. Es excepcional en países desarrollados como España pero ha resurgido en la últimas décadas en relación con la inmigración desde zonas endémicas y con los viajes. El propósito de esta revisión es comentar los avances recientes sobre aspectos de la NCC tanto epidemiológicos como relativos a la inmunopatogenia, sus manifestaciones clínicas, su diagnóstico y tratamiento. También tiene el fin de hacer una llamada a los profesionales sanitarios para no olvidar la NCC, pues aún hay enfermos autóctonos y existe un mayor número de casos, que es previsible que se incremente, en inmigrantes, viajeros y ciudadanos que conviven con ellos.

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Section: La Cisticercosis Fuera Del Sncunclassified

Neurocisticercosis: Una Enfermedad Que No Debemos Olvidar.

Fernández-Rodríguez¹,

Fernández²,

Deltell³

2017

Gal. Clin.

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“…Not always cardiocysticercosis is part of the disseminated cysticercosis as reported by Eberly and collaborators and it may occur as an isolated infection of the left ventricle [111].…”

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“…On the other hand, have been confirmed cases with DCC and chronic liver disease in which case even if the ELISA test was suggestive, the final diagnosis was obtained by CT scans of the brain [43], and have been reported cases with unilateral eye lesion [44], and even bilaterally [80], thyroid involvement [8,45] , pancreatic enzyme alterations [46] or without clinical or biochemical alterations of pancreatic function [47], spleen damage [47,47], cardiac [8,[48][49][50][51][52][53], even without associated DCC [52], lung [45,[53][54][55], joints [56] and muscles of the face and neck [44,48]. There is not reported cases of DCC without involvement of CNS and its frequency may be the expression of an increase or decrease in the overall prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in general [1].…”

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What is a Low Frequency of the Disseminated Cysticercosis Suggests that Neurocysticercosis is Going to Disappear?

Sibat¹,

Valdés²

2013

Novel Aspects on Cysticercosis and Neurocysticercosis

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“…Most individuals with cysticercosis do not have viable T. solium in their intestines. Echocardiography may play some role in identifying cardiac cysts and occasionally identifies cardiac cysts consistent with cysticercosis upon routine screening for other purposes (32,95). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may also demonstrate cystic lesions, which are hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images.…”

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Cardiac Involvement with Parasitic Infections

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SUMMARY Parasitic infections previously seen only in developing tropical settings can be currently diagnosed worldwide due to travel and population migration. Some parasites may directly or indirectly affect various anatomical structures of the heart, with infections manifested as myocarditis, pericarditis, pancarditis, or pulmonary hypertension. Thus, it has become quite relevant for clinicians in developed settings to consider parasitic infections in the differential diagnosis of myocardial and pericardial disease anywhere around the globe. Chagas' disease is by far the most important parasitic infection of the heart and one that it is currently considered a global parasitic infection due to the growing migration of populations from areas where these infections are highly endemic to settings where they are not endemic. Current advances in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis offer hope to prevent not only the neurological complications but also the frequently identified cardiac manifestations of this life-threatening parasitic infection. The lack of effective vaccines, optimal chemoprophylaxis, or evidence-based pharmacological therapies to control many of the parasitic diseases of the heart, in particular Chagas' disease, makes this disease one of the most important public health challenges of our time.

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Isolated Cardiac Cysticercosis in an Adolescent

Cited by 22 publications

References 12 publications

Neurocisticercosis: Una Enfermedad Que No Debemos Olvidar.

Neurocisticercosis: Una Enfermedad Que No Debemos Olvidar.

What is a Low Frequency of the Disseminated Cysticercosis Suggests that Neurocysticercosis is Going to Disappear?

Cardiac Involvement with Parasitic Infections

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