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  • Title: Cerebral sparganosis in an East Timorese refugee.
    Author: Munckhof WJ, Grayson ML, Susil BJ, Pullar MJ, Turnidge J.
    Journal: Med J Aust; 1994 Aug 15; 161(4):263-4. PubMed ID: 8047034.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To report the first case of cerebral sparganosis diagnosed in Australia. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 23-year-old East Timorese refugee, whose diet before migration included raw snakes and frogs, presented with a generalised tonic-clonic seizure and a nine-month history of episodic left hemianaesthesia. Computerised axial tomography of the brain showed a right frontal lesion, which was excised, and histological examination demonstrated changes typical of sparganosis. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME: Excision of the lesion resulted in cure. Postoperative eosinophilia and a subcutaneous nodule presumed to be due to disseminated sparganosis resolved following a course of praziquantel. CONCLUSION: Clinicians should consider the possibility of unusual parasitic infections in refugees who present with intracranial space-occupying lesions, especially those from developing countries. A dietary history may aid the diagnosis.
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