Cysticercosis mimicking brain tumor: the role of albendazole as a diagnostic tool

Oscar H. Del Brutto; Luis A. Quintero

doi:10.1016/0303-8467(95)00044-K

Cysticercosis mimicking brain tumor: the role of albendazole as a diagnostic tool

Oscar H. Del Brutto
, Luis A. Quintero

Hospital Luis Vernaza

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Abstract

We report a patient with seizures and a single ringlike enhancing lesion on MRI that resembled a low-grade glioma. The patient received a diagnostic trial with albendazole on the assumption that this lesion could be a cysticercus. Follow-up showed resolution of the brain lesion in 4 weeks. Albendazole administration to patients with single ringlike enhancing lesions may obviate unnecessary surgical procedures in selected cases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	256-258
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume	97
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0303-8467(95)00044-K
State	Published - Aug 1995
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Albendazole
Cysticercosis
Magnetic resonance imaging
Neurocysticercosis

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Cysticercosis mimicking brain tumor: the role of albendazole as a diagnostic tool

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