He went to the hospital with a headache and larvae in the brain – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Indian doctors have discovered the brain of an 18-year-old boy plagued by cysts caused by a porcine parasite. The boy, to whom the doctors were unable to save his life, went to the emergency ward of the city of Faridabad, Haryana State, suffering from headaches and other medical conditions. convulsions.

After performing MRI and ultrasound, specialists found that the patient's cerebral cortex and brainstem were filled with larvae.

The boy was suffering from neurocysticercosis, a parasitic disease that occurred when a person ingested microscopic eggs from a porcine tapeworm and affected the muscle tissue. From there, parasites spread to the brain. Infected people can stay long without symptoms.

Although this condition could be treated with medication, the high number of cysts did not allow the child to receive the necessary antiparasitic drugs.

The patient was treated with standard corticosteroids and drugs to prevent epileptic seizures. However, the situation could not be reversed and he died two weeks later.

The case was published in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.