Colloidal/Calcified Neurocysticercosis at University Hospital of KSA: A Case Series
CASES: Our patients were diagnosed with NCC based on epidemiologic exposure, clinical features, and typical radiological findings. Stool samples for ova and parasites were negative in all three cases. Among these cases, two patients were immigrants and belonged to endemic areas, and third case who is the youngest in this series was a Saudi, without any history of exposure to any source.
RESULTS: The first and the third cases were treated with Albendazole and Dexamethasone. We did not offer any medication regarding NCC in the second case as he had asymptomatic NCC and the disease was inactive so did not mandate anti-helminth medication.
CONCLUSION: NCC in KSA, like in non-endemic countries, is not a rare or unusual infection anymore, presenting with seizures or incidental findings in an asymptomatic state. Vigilant diagnostic protocols with efficient diagnostic tools are required for detecting carriers of the adult form of the parasite. Timely detection of these carriers can avoid further spread and its related complications in the Saudi population.