A 28 year old man originally from rural Latin America is brought to the emergency department after a generalized tonic clonic seizure. MRI of the brain shows several calcified and cystic lesions. He reports frequently eating pork in his home country. Which of the following organisms is the most likely cause of this patient’s condition?
- A)Taenia saginata
- B)Trichinella spiralis
- C)Toxoplasma gondii
- D)Echinococcus granulosus
- E)Taenia soliumGABARITO
Explicação
Taenia solium is correct. Neurocysticercosis occurs after ingestion of Taenia solium eggs, leading to central nervous system cysticerci and seizures. Brain cysts or calcifications in an immigrant from an endemic region are classic findings. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →