Two Cases of Pulmonary Cysticercosis Manifesting as Pleural Effusion: Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Isolation lung cysticercosis reports are rare in literature. Most lung lesions were characterized by nodules. The investigators access one case which was characterized with pulmonary cavity and pleural effusion by Gupta N, et al in 2015 from PUBMED and Medline. But pleural effusion and exudative lesions is reported for the first time.

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design
    • Time Perspective: Retrospective
  • Study Primary Completion Date: January 18, 2017

Detailed Description

Cysticercosis is an important public health problem in developing countries. The major involvement sites are the central nervous system and the eyes,although striated muscles and subcutaneous tissues are frequently involved in the disseminated form of disease. Pulmonary involvement in cysticercosis is very rare and ill-defined nodular shadows distributed throughout the lung is the usual radiological presentation. Only one case of cysticercosis presenting as lung cavity with pleural effusion has been reported so far in literature. The investigators describe two cases in which pleural effusion due to cysticercosis were detected on X and CT.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Amount of pleural effusion
    • Time Frame: 9 months
    • cm
  • Rate of Eosinophil ratio
    • Time Frame: 9 months
    • Percentage(%)
  • Changes of lesions under chest radiography or CT
    • Time Frame: 9 months
    • no change, change, complete absorption

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

1. Clinical diagnosis of Pulmonary Cysticercosis。 2. With pleural effusion Exclusion Criteria:

1.No cysticercosis was found by biopsy or antibody test

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 45 Years

Maximum Age: 67 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Pingli Wang, MD, Study Director, the same research center

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