SUBCUTANEOUS TAENIA CRASSICEPS INFECTION IN A PATIENT WITH NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA

• DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.108
• Publication Date: 2018-09-01T06:24:10Z
• Authors: KATHARINA HELDWEIN; HANS-GERNOT BIEDE...; WOLF-DIETER HAMPERL; GISELA BRETZEL; THOMAS LÖSCHER; DAVIDE LAREGINA; MATTHIAS FROSCH; DIETRICH W. BÜTTNER; DENNIS TAPPE
• Keywords: Taenia crassiceps

Infections with larvae of Taenia crassiceps are rare in humans and have mostly affected patients acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We report the first case a patient malignancy (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) infection subcutis muscles hand forearm. Surgery antiparasitic chemotherapy led to complete cure.