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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Cysticercosis Cestode Infections Helminthiasis Infections Parasitic Diseases Pleural Diseases Pleural Effusion Respiratory Tract Diseases Taeniasis

Age range

45 year–67 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Clinical diagnosis of Pulmonary Cysticercosis。
With pleural effusion

Exclusion criteria

1.No cysticercosis was found by biopsy or antibody test

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Aug 18, 2021
Registry last updated: Aug 30, 2021

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