A man with severe migraines, obesity, and complex type 2 diabetes was found to have tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published last week in the American Journal of Case Reports. , which was the result of eating partially cooked bacon.
A 52-year-old man had a history of chronic migraine, type 2 diabetes with peripheral neuropathy, hyperlipidemia, and obesity.
The study noted that men told their doctors that migraines occur almost every week and do not respond to medication. He also does not travel to high-risk areas, lives at home with his wife and cat, prefers lightly cooked bacon that is not crispy, and has eaten bacon for most of his life. He said he acknowledged that.
After undergoing a number of tests, including a CT scan, the man was found to have multiple cysts in his brain. However, there was no evidence of hydrocephalus or fluid accumulation.
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Doctors also performed an MRI scan, which showed the same findings as the CT scan, but also raised concerns about neurocysticercosis.
“Cysticercosis is a condition caused by infection with the larvae of Taenia solium, a pig tapeworm whose intermediate host is pigs,” the study said. “Humans become infected when they ingest water or food contaminated with tapeworm cysts.”
The man underwent further tests, including blood and urine cultures and an HIV antibody test, to further investigate the correlation between migraines and cysticercosis, but all tests came back negative.
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However, when the cysticercosis lgG cyst antibody showed a positive result, the doctor was able to confirm the suspicion of neurocysticercosis.
Researchers said the man’s “preference for soft bacon” may have led to the development of intestinal tapeworms.
They then put him on medication, and after 14 days the treatment was deemed successful.
Researchers said the man’s “lifelong preference for soft bacon” may have led to the development of intestinal tapeworm disease rather than cysticercosis.
“Taeniasis occurs when you ingest undercooked pork and the larval cysts embedded within it, but cysticercosis occurs when you ingest the feces of someone else who has hookworm. If humans ingest the eggs found, they become infected,” the researchers wrote.
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“This is only speculation, but given our patient’s penchant for undercooked pork and his history of benign exposures, his cysticercosis may have been caused by his own dietary habits causing tapeworms.” It is believed that the infection was transmitted through self-infection after improper hand washing after becoming ill.”
A man who ate partially cooked bacon was found to have tapeworm larvae in his brain and suffered severe migraines. (Steve Doocy)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that if a person ingests undercooked, infected pork and becomes infected with tapeworms in the intestines, that person will pass eggs in their feces.
The CDC noted that although cysticercosis typically occurs in low-income countries, it can be transmitted even to people who have never traveled outside the United States.
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“If a person infected with tapeworm does not wash their hands, they may accidentally contaminate food with tapeworm eggs when preparing food for others,” the CDC said.
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Once inside the body, the eggs hatch and the larvae may attach to the brain.
Symptoms of cysticercosis include headaches, epilepsy, dizziness, and stroke.
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