Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He had worms
4 hours ago
- #tapeworm infection
- #neurocysticercosis
- #medical mystery
- A 60-year-old man in Spain had a persistent headache and behavioral changes, with brain scans showing lesions.
- Extensive testing for cancer was negative; further MRI revealed the lesions were tapeworm larvae (Taenia solium).
- The man likely contracted the infection via fecal-oral transmission from coworkers in construction, despite no international travel.