Name
CYSTICERCOSIS
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
OTHER TESTS : * CT SCAN BRAIN - CYSTIC LESIONS WITH OR WITHOUT ENHANCEMENT ( EG. RING ENHANCEMENT ) , ONE OR MORE CALCIFICATIONS OR FOCAL ENHANCING LESIONS. TYPICAL CIGAR SHAPED CALCIFICATION IN MUSCLE IS SECOND MAJOR DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA. THIRD MAJOR DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA IS DETECTION OF SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES - IMMUNOBLOT ASSAY HAS > 99% SPECIFICITY & IS HIGHLY SENSITIVE. SERUM SAMPLES PROVIDE GREATER DIAGNOSTIC SENSTIVITY THAN CSF. * CSF - INCREASED CELL COUNT WITH PREDOMINANT LYMPHOCYTES, NEUTROPHILS OR EOSINOPHILS. PROTEIN - ELEVATED & GLUCOSE NORMAL.
TYPENOTES
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
CT SCAN HEAD, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, CSF EXAMINATION