OVERVIEW OF TAENIA SOLIUM AND CYSTICERCOSIS CELLULOSAE: WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 17, Volume 54, Issue 3, December 2024, Page 477-490 PDF (9.99 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2024.397264 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
TOSSON A. MORSY1; MOHAMED ABDEL SALAM ELGOHARY2; HUSSEIN EL SAYED HUSSEIN 3; ABEER M. ABDALLAH4; MOHAMED BAKR F. ALATTAR5
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| 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt | ||||
| 2Consultant of Tropical Medicine and Fever, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||||
| 3Consultant of Pathology, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||||
| 4Consultant of Nursing and Hospital Administration, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||||
| 5Consultant of Public Health, Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Taenia solium is an intestinal cestode of worldwide distribution, especially in poorer commu- nities where humans live in contact with pigs and eat undercooked pork. Cysticercus cellulo- se, the larval stage, primarily develops in tissues of pigs. T. solium clinical syndromes include neurocysticercosis (NCC) and extraneural cysticercosis. NCC, in turn, is divided into parenchy- mal and extraparenchymal forms. Stages of cysticercosis include an initial (viable) phase, a degenerating (enhancing) phase, and a nonviable (calcified) phase. Cysticerci may be present in more than one anatomic site and at different stages in their natural history simultaneously. Taeniasis is usually characterized by mild and non-specific symptoms. Abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhoea or constipation may arise when tapeworms become fully developed in the intestine, approximately 8 weeks after ingestion of meat containing cysticerci. Symptoms may continue until tapeworm dies by treatment, otherwise it may live for several years. It the untreated T. solium infections generally persist for 2-3 years. Conventional anticonvulsant therapy is a must to manage neurocysticercosis-associated seizure disorders. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Taeniasis; Cysticercus cellulose; Pathogenicity; Treatment; Nursing; Overview | ||||
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