Cysticercosis
Conditions
Keywords
Cysticercosis, pleural effusion, pulmonary
Brief summary
Isolation lung cysticercosis reports are rare in literature. Most lung lesions were characterized by nodules. The investigators access one case which was characterized with pulmonary cavity and pleural effusion by Gupta N, et al in 2015 from PUBMED and Medline. But pleural effusion and exudative lesions is reported for the first time.
Detailed description
Cysticercosis is an important public health problem in developing countries. The major involvement sites are the central nervous system and the eyes，although striated muscles and subcutaneous tissues are frequently involved in the disseminated form of disease. Pulmonary involvement in cysticercosis is very rare and ill-defined nodular shadows distributed throughout the lung is the usual radiological presentation. Only one case of cysticercosis presenting as lung cavity with pleural effusion has been reported so far in literature. The investigators describe two cases in which pleural effusion due to cysticercosis were detected on X and CT.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 67 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Clinical diagnosis of Pulmonary Cysticercosis。 2. With pleural effusion
Exclusion criteria
1.No cysticercosis was found by biopsy or antibody test
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of pleural effusion | 9 months | cm |
| Rate of Eosinophil ratio | 9 months | Percentage（%） |
| Changes of lesions under chest radiography or CT | 9 months | no change, change, complete absorption |
Outcome results
None listed