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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Imported cysticercosis in Spain: A retrospective case series from the +REDIVI Collaborative Network
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Volume 37, Article 101683, Year 2020
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Background: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic neurological disease worldwide and a major cause of epilepsy. Spain is the country reporting the highest number of NCC imported cases in Europe. Methodology: Retrospective case series of NCC patients registered in the +REDIVI Network from October 1, 2009 to July 2018. A specific questionnaire, including clinical and diagnostic characteristics, was created and sent to the collaborator centers. Results: 46 cases were included in the analysis. 55% were male, mean age of 40 years. 95.6% were migrants. The median duration since migration from an endemic area was 10 years. Predominant nationalities were Ecuadorians (50%) and Bolivians (30.4%). Frequent locations were parenchymal (87%), subarachnoid (26.1%) and intraventricular cysts (10.9%). Serological analysis was performed in 91.3%, being 54.8% positive. Most prevalent clinical manifestations were persistent headache (60.9%), epilepsy (43.5%) and visual changes (13%). Patients were mainly treated with albendazole (76.1%), corticosteroids (67.4%), and anticonvulsionants (52.2%). 82.5% had a favorable clinical outcome. Conclusions: Most NCC cases were long-standing migrants. Few clinical differences were observed depending on the cysticerci location. The treatment was often not according to current recommendations, and no uniform criteria were followed when it came to the therapeutic regimen. NCC case management in Spain (including clinician awareness and laboratory capacity improvements) needs to be strengthened. © 2020 The Authors
Authors & Co-Authors
Herrador, Zaida
Spain, Madrid
Instituto de Salud Carlos Iii
Spain, Madrid
Network Biomedical Research on Tropical Diseases Ricet in Spanish
Bosch-Nicolau, Pau
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Torrús, Diego
Spain, Alicante
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
Wikman-Jorgensen, Philip Erik
Unknown Affiliation
Benito, Agustìn
Spain, Madrid
Instituto de Salud Carlos Iii
Spain, Madrid
Network Biomedical Research on Tropical Diseases Ricet in Spanish
Lopéz-Véléz, Rogelio
Spain, Madrid
Network Biomedical Research on Tropical Diseases Ricet in Spanish
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Llenas-García, Jara
Unknown Affiliation
Masiá-Canuto, Mar M.
Spain, Elche
Hospital General Universitario de Elche
Ramos-Rincón, José Manuel
Spain, Alicante
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
Lizasoaín, Manuel
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Rojo, Pablo
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Boga, Jose A.
Spain, Oviedo
Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
Velasco-Arribas, María Jesus
Spain, Alcorcon
Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón
Molina, Israel
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Universitari Vall D'hebron
Salvador, Fernando
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Universitari Vall D'hebron
Norman, Francesca Florence
Spain, Madrid
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
Serre-Delcor, Núria
Unknown Affiliation
Soriano-Arandes, Antoni
Unknown Affiliation
Ciruelo, Diana Pou
Unknown Affiliation
Bocanegra, Cristina
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 20
Affiliations: 22
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101683
ISSN:
14778939
Study Design
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Male