| Title | Unusual complication in a patient with renal transplantation: cerebral cysticercosis. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1987 |
| Authors | Gordillo-Paniagua G, Muñoz-Arizpe R, Ponsa-Molina R |
| Journal | Nephron |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 65 - 7 |
| ISSN | 0028-2766 |
| Accession Number | 3543710 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Brain Diseases, Cysticercosis, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Humans, Kidney Transplantation, Male, Postoperative Complications, Praziquantel, Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
| Abstract | A patient with cadaveric renal transplantation was diagnosed by brain-computed tomography and ELISA as having neurocysticercosis in the CSF. Complete cure was achieved after praziquantel therapy. Function of the allograft was not affected. |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 598 |
