A Rare Case Report of Ruptured Cyst Presenting With Acute Meningitis in an Untreated Neurocysticercosis.

Authors

Hammam Shereef, Beaumont Health Resident
Mahad Ahmed, Beaumont Health Resident
Mohamedanwar Ghandour
Gino Tapia-Zegarra

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-8-2021

Publication Title

Cureus

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) rarely presents as acute meningitis; however, when it does, it is not distinguishable clinically from other more common infectious etiologies. Here, we report a case of NCC presenting as acute meningitis, which also highlights the importance of brain MRI imaging rather than CT where possible, the need to include MRI of the spine in patients with the subarachnoid disease, and the limitations of NCC antigen detection assay in cerebrospinal fluid when used in ventriculoperitoneal shunt specimens. A prolonged course of albendazole, praziquantel, and corticosteroids led to the resolution of our patient's NCC.

Volume

13

Issue

2

First Page

e13222

Recommended Citation

Shereef H, Ahmed M, Ghandour M, Tapia-Zegarra G. A Rare Case Report of Ruptured Cyst Presenting With Acute Meningitis in an Untreated Neurocysticercosis. Cureus. 2021 Feb 8;13(2):e13222. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13222. PMID: 33728172; PMCID: PMC7945967.

DOI

10.7759/cureus.13222

ISSN

2168-8184

PubMed ID

33728172