Spinal extradural cysticercosis: a case report

An extremely rare case of extradural spinal cysticercosis in an adult male is presented. The patient had evidence of extradural granulation tissue with associated destruction of C 4 and C 5 pedicles and laminae, causing tetraparesis. Histopathological examination revealed evidence of a degenerated c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Spinal cord 1998-04, Vol.36 (4), p.285-287
Hauptverfasser:	Mohanty, A, Das, S, Kolluri, VR Sastry, Das, B S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anatomy Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine case-report Cerebrospinal Fluid - parasitology Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Cervical Vertebrae - pathology Cysticercosis Cysticercosis - complications Cysticercosis - diagnosis Cysticercosis - drug therapy Diseases caused by cestodes Electromyography Follow-Up Studies Helminthic diseases Human Physiology Humans Infectious diseases Laminectomy Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurochemistry Neuropsychology Neurosciences Parasitic diseases Quadriplegia - diagnosis Quadriplegia - etiology Quadriplegia - surgery Radiography Spinal Cord Compression - etiology Spinal Cord Compression - surgery Spinal Diseases - complications Spinal Diseases - diagnosis Spinal Diseases - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	An extremely rare case of extradural spinal cysticercosis in an adult male is presented. The patient had evidence of extradural granulation tissue with associated destruction of C 4 and C 5 pedicles and laminae, causing tetraparesis. Histopathological examination revealed evidence of a degenerated cysticercal cyst with host tissue reaction. The patient made a gradual and marked improvement after decompression. Though rare, cysticercosis as a possible etiology of extradural spinal compression may be considered in endemic area.
ISSN:	1362-4393 1476-5624
DOI:	10.1038/sj.sc.3100524