Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He had worms

thelastgallon

Sounds like a Dr. House episode.

sva_

> The finding surprised the doctors since tapeworms aren’t endemic to Spain and he said he hadn’t traveled. However, the man may have been exposed during his work. Until 10-years prior, when he retired, he had worked in construction, often working alongside people who had migrated from regions where pork tapeworms (Taenia solium) are endemic. The parasitic worms can spread through the fecal-oral route. His doctors speculated his infection might have been a rare case of cryptic transmission from sharing meals and bathrooms with his coworkers, one of whom apparently had a tapeworm infection. yikes

ramon156

But actually, it was lupus

tamimio

Ok, and what happened to the man after? Did they remove it? Was he ok and back to normal or forever damaged?

mhb

Why did they use CT before MRI?

woadwarrior01

This is a big fear of mine. I have a course of albendazole once every year just for this. It is de facto over the counter in India. I bought enough to last 4 years, the last time I was there.

retinaros

if the worms are in the brain the man is likely not fine and won't ever be like before