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Case Report

Primary Cerebral Echinococcosis Presenting as Long-Standing Generalized Weakness

by
Jennifer Madeo
*,
Xi Zheng
,
Shadab Ahmed
and
Radhames Ramos De Oleo
Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
GERMS 2013, 3(2), 63-66; https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2013.1038
Submission received: 24 March 2013 / Revised: 11 April 2013 / Accepted: 11 May 2013 / Published: 1 June 2013
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Abstract

Echinococcosis is an infectious disease that can remain dormant for years. The most common sites of infection are liver and lungs. Primary cerebral disease is very rare. Here we report on an unusual case of echinococcosis, where the only identifiable lesion was a slowly growing intracranial hydatid cyst. No lesions on the liver identified. The patient is a United States immigrant from rural South India with a chief complaint of progressive weakness and aphasia. Further analysis revealed an interesting association between the clinical, anatomical and hematological findings over time. We conclude that hydatid cyst disease should be considered in patients from endemic areas with long-standing neurological symptoms.
Keywords: hydatid cyst; cerebral echinococcosis; cystic brain lesion hydatid cyst; cerebral echinococcosis; cystic brain lesion

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Madeo, J.; Zheng, X.; Ahmed, S.; De Oleo, R.R. Primary Cerebral Echinococcosis Presenting as Long-Standing Generalized Weakness. GERMS 2013, 3, 63-66. https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2013.1038

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Madeo J, Zheng X, Ahmed S, De Oleo RR. Primary Cerebral Echinococcosis Presenting as Long-Standing Generalized Weakness. GERMS. 2013; 3(2):63-66. https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2013.1038

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Madeo, Jennifer, Xi Zheng, Shadab Ahmed, and Radhames Ramos De Oleo. 2013. "Primary Cerebral Echinococcosis Presenting as Long-Standing Generalized Weakness" GERMS 3, no. 2: 63-66. https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2013.1038

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Madeo, J., Zheng, X., Ahmed, S., & De Oleo, R. R. (2013). Primary Cerebral Echinococcosis Presenting as Long-Standing Generalized Weakness. GERMS, 3(2), 63-66. https://doi.org/10.11599/germs.2013.1038

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