We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Co-infection of neurocysticercosis with Japanese encephalitis: coincidence or synchronism?
- Authors
Takia, Lalit; Angurana, Suresh K; Suthar, Renu; Nallasamy, Karthi; Ahuja, Chirag K
- Abstract
We report the case of an eight-year-old boy who presented with an acute encephalitis and was confirmed to have Japanese encephalitis (JE). In addition, we found the vesicular stage of neurocysticercosis (NCC). The co-occurrence of JE and NCC was thought to be synergistic as there is some evidence that in presence of NCC, the neuroinvasiveness and virulence of JE is greater and associated with poor outcome.
- Subjects
EPIDEMIC encephalitis complications; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; EPIDEMIC encephalitis; TREATMENT effectiveness; MIXED infections; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Tropical Doctor, 2020, Vol 50, Issue 3, p261
- ISSN
0049-4755
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0049475520927632