Neurocysticercosis cases identified at Sanglah Hospital, Bali, Indonesia from 2014 to 2018.
Acta Trop
; 201: 105208, 2020 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) was first reported in the province of Bali, Indonesia in 1975. Since this time, sporadic cases have been reported annually. This study reports information on 29 NCC cases (20 males and 9 females) admitted to a referral hospital in Denpasar, Bali from 2014 until 2018. Twenty-four cases were from Bali, 2 were from the province of East Nusa Tenggara, and 3 were from the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Mean patient age was 37.2 years and 69.0% (20/29) were male. Epileptic seizures were the most common clinical manifestation (65.5%, 19/29). Serology (ELISA) was used in 14 cases (48.2%, 14/29), but only 6 cases, including one case with an inactive calcified lesion, were positive (42.9%, 6/14). Two cases underwent surgical resection after their lesions were initially misdiagnosed as brain tumors. These hospital-based findings are discussed along with the present status of NCC in Bali.
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Neurocisticercose
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Taenia solium
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Asia
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article