CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID CYTOLOGY IN 5 PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL CYSTICERCOSIS

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 24  (5) , 421-426
Abstract
Cerebral cysticercosis from Taenia solium infection is a common disease in Central American countries but not in USA. Distinctive cellular findings in CSF and clinical features in 5 patients from Central America are reported. Patients'' histories showed variable previous parasitic infestations; their neurologic symptoms and signs were nonfocal. Routine examination of CSF of 5 patients revealed elevated leukocyte counts but eosinophilia was found in only 2. Three of the CSF patients showed marked pleocytosis, high variability and atypia, indicating possible lymphoma of CNS. No hooklets or other structures associated with parasitic invasion were identified. Clinical findings with cellular pleomorphism in CSF suggested an inflammatory lesion rather than lymphoma. In cerebral cysticercosis, confirmation of diagnosis requires proof of the etiologic agent.

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