In a Rare Case, a Parasite Has Infected a Womans Brain
Imagine returning from a dream vacation, only to find yourself battling a mysterious illness that leaves doctors baffled. For one 30-year-old woman from New England, this nightmare became a reality when a parasite she picked up during her travels infected her brain,
Woman, 30, infected by brain worms on trip to Hawaii — the symptoms that sent her to the hospital
A New England woman was struck with mysterious symptoms after returning from a three-week vacation, and doctors discovered she had brain worms.
She thought she had jet lag. Doctors found parasitic worms in her brain.
Doctors were baffled. It was the start of a medical mystery that’s the subject of a New England Journal of Medicine case study this month. In an 11-page paper published Feb. 12, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the University of Washington detail how the woman sought help at three hospitals as her symptoms got worse before she was diagnosed with parasitic worms infesting her brain.
Woman’s mystery illness traced to brain-infesting parasitic worm
Doctors were baffled. It was the start of a medical mystery that’s the subject of a New England Journal of Medicine case study this month. In an 11-page paper published February 12, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the University of Washington detail how the woman sought help at three hospitals as her symptoms got worse before she was diagnosed with parasitic worms infesting her brain.
Woman, 30, who complained of burning sensation in her feet shocked to discover she had brain worms
A WOMAN who complained of a burning sensation in her feet after returning home from a trip abroad was revealed to have parasitic worms in her brain. The 30-year-old woman had just returned from a
Parasite lurking in woman's brain caused mysterious 'burning' leg sensation
A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.
Woman has burning sensation in legs after vacation — then doctors find brain parasites
After a three-week-long vacation through Thailand, Japan and Hawaii, a 30-year-old woman learned she brought home an unwelcome souvenir, doctors said. When the woman first returned home to the coast of New England,
Woman with ‘burning’ sensation in legs diagnosed with brain worm infection
A New England woman thought she was just dealing with jet lag after an extended vacation, but medical experts later diagnosed her symptoms as an infection from brain worms.
30-Year-Old Woman Went On a 3-Week Vacation & Returned Home from Hawaii With Worms in Her Brain
She woke up one day after returning home and thought she still had to pack for the vacation she had just gotten back from.
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which doctors believe could have transmitted the parasites to her. The patient went to A&E twice with symptoms, but doctors didn't think her condition was serious enough to admit her. She was ...