> 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
mhb
Why did they use CT before MRI?
thelastgallon
Sounds like a Dr. House episode.
ramon156
But actually, it was lupus
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tamimio
Ok, and what happened to the man after? Did they remove it? Was he ok and back to normal or forever damaged?
> 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
Why did they use CT before MRI?
Sounds like a Dr. House episode.
But actually, it was lupus
Ok, and what happened to the man after? Did they remove it? Was he ok and back to normal or forever damaged?