A Positive Enzyme‐Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot Assay Result for a Patient without Evidence of Cysticercosis
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 36 (1), e7-e9
- https://doi.org/10.1086/344445
Abstract
The enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) has been considered diagnostic of cysticercosis when the results are positive. We describe a patient with a single band at 50 kDa on EITB and neuroimaging abnormalities suggestive of neurocysticercosis but no evidence of exposure to Taenium solium. Autopsy findings excluded neurocysticercosis. We suggest that a single band at 50 kDa on an EITB be considered an equivocal finding rather than diagnostic of cysticercosis.Keywords
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