@article{NtoukasTappePfuetzeetal.2013, author = {Ntoukas, Vasileios and Tappe, Dennis and Pf{\"u}tze, Daniel and Simon, Michaela and Holzmann, Thomas}, title = {Cerebellar Cysticercosis Caused by Larval Taenia crassiceps Tapeworm in Immunocompetent Woman, Germany}, series = {Emerging Infectious Diseases}, volume = {19}, journal = {Emerging Infectious Diseases}, number = {12}, doi = {10.3201/eid1912.130284}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-131686}, pages = {2008-2011}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Human cysticercosis caused by Taenia crassiceps tapeworm larvae involves the muscles and subcutis mostly in immunocompromised patients and the eye in immunocompetent persons. We report a successfully treated cerebellar infection in an immunocompetent woman. We developed serologic tests, and the parasite was identified by histologic examination and 12s rDNA PCR and sequencing.}, language = {en} }