Cerebral paragonimiasis in early active stage: CT and MR features.

摘要: Diagnosis of cerebral paragonimiasis in its early active stage is important because curative chemotherapy possible. Accordingly, this study was undertaken to evaluate the CT and MR features paragonimiasis.We retrospectively reviewed scans (n = 29) images 7) brain 20 patients between 7 59 years old who had stage. The diagnosis based on a positive antibody test by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for serum CSF. confirmed surgically seven patients.The most common characteristic imaging finding conglomerate ringlike enhancing lesions (grape-cluster appearance) with surrounding edema one hemisphere 11 (55%). Other nonspecific findings included solitary lesion 4) or irregular 2), localized hemorrhage 3) without 2) lesions, poorly defined non-hem...