INVESTIGADORES
ALTCHEH Jaime Marcelo
artículos
Título:
Neurocysticercosis: report of an autochthonous case in Buenos Aires city
Autor/es:
MORONI S; MOSCATELLI G; FREILIJ H; ALTCHEH J
Revista:
ARCHIVOS ARGENTINOS DE PEDIATRIA
Editorial:
SOC ARGENTINA PEDIATRIA
Referencias:
Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2011 vol. 108 p. 143 - 146
ISSN:
0325-0075
Resumen:
Neurocysticercosis (NC) is a central nervous system disease caused by Cysticercus
cellulosae, the larvae of Taenia solium. NC is found worldwide, and endemic in
Latin America and Asia. In 1993, 11 adult patients with NC were reported in
Buenos Aires, 8 from Bolivia and the rest from Argentina. Pediatric cases
reported in Argentina have been from inner provinces or from rural areas. The
purpose of the present article is to present the first autochthonous pediatric
case, with local source of contagion in the city of Buenos Aires, and to alert
regarding the possibility that the city become an endemic area, due to the
migratory movements leading to establishment of asymptomatic carriers of Taenia
solium in the urban area.