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== Clinical Summary ==

This 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of repeated tonic-clonic seizures. The patient was a tour guide leading groups of tourist to Tibet for two-month walking/camping tours in the Himalayas. Her seizures were easily controlled by intravenous administration of phenytoin. The WBC count was 13,000, with 5% eosinophils; the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 19. A cranial CT performed with and without contrast revealed two ring-enhancing lesions. The patient underwent a craniotomy and excisional biopsy.

This 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of repeated tonic-clonic seizures. The patient was a tour guide leading groups of tourist to Tibet for two-month walking/camping tours in the Himalayas. Her seizures were easily controlled by intravenous administration of phenytoin. The WBC count was 13,000, with 5% eosinophils and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was slightly elevated. A cranial CT performed with and without contrast revealed two ring-enhancing lesions. The patient underwent a craniotomy and excisional biopsy.

Histopathologic exam of the surgical specimen revealed a capsule of dense connective tissue surrounding a cavity that contained a partially degenerated scolex of Taenia solium.

~~== Surgical Specimen ==~~

Histopathologic exam revealed a capsule of dense connective tissue surrounding a cavity that contained a partially degenerated scolex of Taenia solium.

== Images ==

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== Additional Resources ==

=== Reference ===

* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215589-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Cysticercosis]

* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/781845-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Cysticercosis in Emergency Medicine]

* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/cestodes_tapeworms/taeniasis_solium_and_cysticercosis.html Merck Manual: Taeniasis Solium and Cysticercosis]

=== Journal Articles ===

* Garcia HH, Del Brutto OH. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10738675 Taenia solium cysticercosis]. ''Infect Dis Clin North Am'' 2000 Mar;14(1):97-119, ix.

=== Images ===

* [{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/1622-cysticercosis PEIR Digital Library: Cysticercosis Images]

~~== Related IPLab Cases ==~~

[[Category: IPLab:Lab 11]]

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 == Clinical Summary ==
-This 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of repeated tonic-clonic seizures. The patient was a tour guide leading groups of tourist to Tibet for two-month walking/camping tours in the Himalayas. Her seizures were easily controlled by intravenous administration of phenytoin. The WBC count was 13,000, with 5% eosinophils; the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 19. A cranial CT performed with and without contrast revealed two ring-enhancing lesions. The patient underwent a craniotomy and excisional biopsy.
+This 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of repeated tonic-clonic seizures. The patient was a tour guide leading groups of tourist to Tibet for two-month walking/camping tours in the Himalayas. Her seizures were easily controlled by intravenous administration of phenytoin. The WBC count was 13,000, with 5% eosinophils and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was slightly elevated. A cranial CT performed with and without contrast revealed two ring-enhancing lesions. The patient underwent a craniotomy and excisional biopsy.
+Histopathologic exam of the surgical specimen revealed a capsule of dense connective tissue surrounding a cavity that contained a partially degenerated scolex of Taenia solium.
-== Surgical Specimen ==
-Histopathologic exam revealed a capsule of dense connective tissue surrounding a cavity that contained a partially degenerated scolex of Taenia solium.
 == Images ==
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 == Additional Resources ==
 === Reference ===
+* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215589-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Cysticercosis]
+* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/781845-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Cysticercosis in Emergency Medicine]
+* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/cestodes_tapeworms/taeniasis_solium_and_cysticercosis.html Merck Manual: Taeniasis Solium and Cysticercosis]
 === Journal Articles ===
+* Garcia HH, Del Brutto OH.  [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10738675 Taenia solium cysticercosis].  ''Infect Dis Clin North Am'' 2000 Mar;14(1):97-119, ix.
 === Images ===
+* [{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/1622-cysticercosis PEIR Digital Library: Cysticercosis Images]
-== Related IPLab Cases ==
 {{IPLab 11}}
 [[Category: IPLab:Lab 11]]