Radiological evolution of porcine neurocysticercosis after combined antiparasitic treatment with praziquantel and albendazole.

Carla CangalayaJavier A BustosJuan CalcinaAna Vargas-CallaJavier MamaniDiego SuarezGianfranco ArroyoArmando E GonzalezJuan ChacaltanaCristina Guerra-GiraldezSiddhartha MahantyTheodore E NashHéctor H Garcíanull null

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)

A significant and drastic reduction of cyst size and increased pericystic enhancement occur in the initial days after antiparasitic treatment as an effect of acute perilesional immune response. These significant changes showed that early anthelmintic efficacy (day two) can be detected using magnetic resonance imaging.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
immune response
liver failure
computed tomography
intensive care unit
hepatitis b virus
respiratory failure
drug induced
replacement therapy
smoking cessation