Parasitic brain infections - Revision history

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	! colspan="4" \|Protozoa		! colspan="4" \|Protozoa
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]] and [[Acanthamoeba ~~species~~]]		\|[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]] and [[Acanthamoeba]]
	\|[[Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis]]		\|[[Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis]]
	\|single or multiple ring-enhancing lesions in the gray and white matter with surrounding edema and mass effect		\|single or multiple ring-enhancing lesions in the gray and white matter with surrounding edema and mass effect
	\|exposure to warm water		\|exposure to warm water
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Leishmania ~~species~~]]		\|[[Leishmania]]
	\|[[Leishmaniasis]]		\|[[Leishmaniasis]]
	\|		\|
	\|travel to endemic country		\|travel to endemic country
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Microsporidia ~~species~~]]		\|[[Microsporidia]]
	\|[[Microsporidiasis]]		\|[[Microsporidiasis]]
	\|		\|
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	\|exposure to warm water, rapid progression		\|exposure to warm water, rapid progression
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Plasmodium ~~species~~]]		\|[[Plasmodium]]
	\|Malaria		\|Malaria
	\|		\|
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	! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Trematodes		! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Trematodes
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Paragonimus ~~species~~]]		\|[[Paragonimus]]
	\|Paragonimiasis		\|Paragonimiasis
	\|inflammatory changes surrounding clusters of contrast-enhancing lesions, most commonly in the frontal and temporal gray and white matter		\|inflammatory changes surrounding clusters of contrast-enhancing lesions, most commonly in the frontal and temporal gray and white matter
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Schistosoma ~~species~~]]		\|[[Schistosoma]]
	\|[[Schistosomiasis]]		\|[[Schistosomiasis]]
	\|central linear enhancement, clustered with arborized appearance, and commonly involves spinal cord with [[Schistosoma haematobium]]		\|central linear enhancement, clustered with arborized appearance, and commonly involves spinal cord with [[Schistosoma haematobium]]
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	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Taenia ~~species~~]]		\|[[Taenia]]
	\|[[Coenurosis]]		\|[[Coenurosis]]
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Spirometra ~~species~~]]		\|[[Spirometra]]
	\|[[Sparganosis]]		\|[[Sparganosis]]
	\|T2 edema, sometimes with T1 mass or linear or curvilinear contrast-enhancing lesions, most commonly involving frontal and parietal lobes		\|T2 edema, sometimes with T1 mass or linear or curvilinear contrast-enhancing lesions, most commonly involving frontal and parietal lobes
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	! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Nematodes		! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Nematodes
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Gnathostoma ~~species~~]]		\|[[Gnathostoma]]
	\|[[Gnathostomiasis]]		\|[[Gnathostomiasis]]
	\|		\|
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	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Toxocara ~~species~~]]		\|[[Toxocara]]
	\|[[Toxocariasis]]		\|[[Toxocariasis]]
	\|		\|
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	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Lagochilascaris ~~species~~]]		\|[[Lagochilascaris]]
	\|[[Lagochilascariasis]]		\|[[Lagochilascariasis]]
	\|		\|

Aidan at 14:25, 3 December 2020

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	== Differential Diagnosis ==		==Differential Diagnosis==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	!Parasite		!Parasite
	!Disease		!Disease
	!Lesion		!Lesion
			!Clinical Clues
	!Location
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="4" \|Protozoa		! colspan="4" \|Protozoa
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	\|[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]] and [[Acanthamoeba species]]		\|[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]] and [[Acanthamoeba species]]
	\|[[Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis]]		\|[[Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis]]
	\|single or multiple ring-enhancing lesions with surrounding edema and mass effect		\|single or multiple ring-enhancing lesions in the gray and white matter with surrounding edema and mass effect
			\|exposure to warm water
	\|gray and white matter
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Leishmania species]]		\|[[Leishmania species]]
	\|[[Leishmaniasis]]		\|[[Leishmaniasis]]
	\|		\|
			\|travel to endemic country
⚫	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Microsporidia species]]		\|[[Microsporidia species]]
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	\|[[Naegleria fowleri]]		\|[[Naegleria fowleri]]
	\|[[Primary amebic meningoencephalitis]]		\|[[Primary amebic meningoencephalitis]]
	\|global edema, stroke, and elevated intracranial pressure		\|global edema, stroke, and elevated intracranial pressure, most commonly in the base of the brain
			\|exposure to warm water, rapid progression
	\|base of brain most common
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Plasmodium species]]		\|[[Plasmodium species]]
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	\|[[Trypanosoma brucei]]		\|[[Trypanosoma brucei]]
	\|[[African trypanosomiasis]]		\|[[African trypanosomiasis]]
	\|diffuse hyperintensity on T1		\|diffuse hyperintensity on T1 usually involving bilateral basal ganglia
		⚫	\|
	\|bilateral basal ganglia
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Trypanosoma cruzi]]		\|[[Trypanosoma cruzi]]
	\|[[Chagas disease]]		\|[[Chagas disease]]
	\|contrast-enhancing hypointense T1 lesions with edema on T2		\|contrast-enhancing hypointense T1 lesions involving only the parietal and frontal lobes, with edema on T2
			\|
	\|parietal and frontal lobes only
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Trematodes		! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Trematodes
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	\|[[Paragonimus species]]		\|[[Paragonimus species]]
	\|Paragonimiasis		\|Paragonimiasis
	\|inflammatory changes surrounding clusters of contrast-enhancing lesions		\|inflammatory changes surrounding clusters of contrast-enhancing lesions, most commonly in the frontal and temporal gray and white matter
			\|
	\|frontal and temporal gray and white matter most common
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Schistosoma species]]		\|[[Schistosoma species]]
	\|[[Schistosomiasis]]		\|[[Schistosomiasis]]
	\|central linear enhancement, clustered with arborized appearance		\|central linear enhancement, clustered with arborized appearance, and commonly involves spinal cord with [[Schistosoma haematobium]]
			\|
	\|can include spinal cord, especially with [[Schistosoma haematobium]]
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Cestodes		! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Cestodes
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	\|[[Echinococcus granulosus]]		\|[[Echinococcus granulosus]]
	\|Intracranial hydatidosis		\|Intracranial hydatidosis
	\|multiple thin-walled, large, round cysts, or one large cyst with smaller surrounding cysts		\|multiple thin-walled, large, round cysts, or one large cyst with smaller surrounding cysts, most commonly in the parietal lobe
			\|
	\|parietal most common
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Echinococcus multilocularis]]		\|[[Echinococcus multilocularis]]
	\|Alveolar hydatid disease		\|Alveolar hydatid disease
	\|contrast-enhancing round, solid lesions with surrounding edema on T2		\|contrast-enhancing round, solid lesions with surrounding edema on T2
	\|~~any~~		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Taenia solium]]		\|[[Taenia solium]]
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	\|[[Spirometra species]]		\|[[Spirometra species]]
	\|[[Sparganosis]]		\|[[Sparganosis]]
	\|T2 edema, sometimes with T1 mass or linear or curvilinear contrast-enhancing lesions		\|T2 edema, sometimes with T1 mass or linear or curvilinear contrast-enhancing lesions, most commonly involving frontal and parietal lobes
			\|
	\|frontal and parietal lobes most common
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Nematodes		! colspan="4" \|Metazoa: Nematodes
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	\|}		\|}

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			== Further Reading ==

			* Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system: lessons for clinicians and policy makers. ''Expert Rev Neurother''. 2016;16(4): 401–414. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1586/14737175.2016.1155454 10.1586/14737175.2016.1155454]

	[[Category:Parasites]]		[[Category:Parasites]]

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== Differential Diagnosis ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Parasite
!Disease
!Lesion
!Location
|-
! colspan="4" |Protozoa
|-
|[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]] and [[Acanthamoeba species]]
|[[Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis]]
|single or multiple ring-enhancing lesions with surrounding edema and mass effect
|gray and white matter
|-
|[[Leishmania species]]
|[[Leishmaniasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Microsporidia species]]
|[[Microsporidiasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Naegleria fowleri]]
|[[Primary amebic meningoencephalitis]]
|global edema, stroke, and elevated intracranial pressure
|base of brain most common
|-
|[[Plasmodium species]]
|Malaria
|
|
|-
|[[Toxoplasma gondii]]
|[[Toxoplasmosis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Trypanosoma brucei]]
|[[African trypanosomiasis]]
|diffuse hyperintensity on T1
|bilateral basal ganglia
|-
|[[Trypanosoma cruzi]]
|[[Chagas disease]]
|contrast-enhancing hypointense T1 lesions with edema on T2
|parietal and frontal lobes only
|-
! colspan="4" |Metazoa: Trematodes
|-
|[[Paragonimus species]]
|Paragonimiasis
|inflammatory changes surrounding clusters of contrast-enhancing lesions
|frontal and temporal gray and white matter most common
|-
|[[Schistosoma species]]
|[[Schistosomiasis]]
|central linear enhancement, clustered with arborized appearance
|can include spinal cord, especially with [[Schistosoma haematobium]]
|-
! colspan="4" |Metazoa: Cestodes
|-
|[[Echinococcus granulosus]]
|Intracranial hydatidosis
|multiple thin-walled, large, round cysts, or one large cyst with smaller surrounding cysts
|parietal most common
|-
|[[Echinococcus multilocularis]]
|Alveolar hydatid disease
|contrast-enhancing round, solid lesions with surrounding edema on T2
|any
|-
|[[Taenia solium]]
|[[Neurocysticercosis]]
|single or multiple ring-enhancing lesions, with calcifications if older
|
|-
|[[Taenia species]]
|[[Coenurosis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Spirometra species]]
|[[Sparganosis]]
|T2 edema, sometimes with T1 mass or linear or curvilinear contrast-enhancing lesions
|frontal and parietal lobes most common
|-
! colspan="4" |Metazoa: Nematodes
|-
|[[Gnathostoma species]]
|[[Gnathostomiasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]
|[[Angiostrongyliasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Toxocara species]]
|[[Toxocariasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Strongyloides stercoralis]]
|[[Strongyloidiasis]]
|
|
|-
|multiple
|[[Filariasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Baylisascaris procyonis]]
|[[Baylisascariasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Dracuncula medinensis]]
|[[Dracunculiasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Dicrocoelium dendriticum]]
|[[Dicrocoeliasis]]
|
|
|-
|[[Lagochilascaris species]]
|[[Lagochilascariasis]]
|
|
|}
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[[Category:Parasites]]