Co-infection of neurocysticercosis with Japanese encephalitis: coincidence or synchronism?

Authors :: Takia L
Angurana SK
Suthar R
Nallasamy K
Ahuja CK
Source :: Tropical doctor [Trop Doct] 2020 Jul; Vol. 50 (3), pp. 261-263. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 31.
Publication Year :: 2020
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 :: Child
Coinfection parasitology
Coinfection therapy
Coinfection virology
Encephalitis, Japanese diagnosis
Encephalitis, Japanese therapy
Humans
Male
Neurocysticercosis diagnosis
Neurocysticercosis therapy
Treatment Outcome
Coinfection complications
Encephalitis, Japanese complications
Neurocysticercosis complications

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