When viewing this topic in a different language, you may notice some differences in the way the content is structured, but it still reflects the latest evidence-based guidance.

Infecção por tênia

Last reviewed: 14 Jul 2025
Last updated: 14 Nov 2023

Summary

Definition

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • segmentos do verme nas fezes
  • pressão intracraniana elevada
  • convulsões
  • hepatomegalia
  • tosse
  • hemoptise
  • manifestações alérgicas
  • anemia
Detalhes completos

Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • assintomático
  • sintomas intestinais vagos
  • perturbação do sono
  • cefaleias
  • erupção cutânea
  • nódulos subcutâneos
  • pirexia
  • distúrbios visuais
Detalhes completos

Fatores de risco

  • morar em fazendas
  • higiene precária
  • consumir ou manusear carne malcozida
  • consumir ou manusear peixe ou crustáceos malcozidos
  • ingestão de água contaminada
  • proprietários de cães
  • atividades ao ar livre
  • idade <12 anos
Detalhes completos

Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • exame de fezes
  • hemograma completo
  • ensaio EITB (Enzime-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot Assay)
  • Ensaio de imunoadsorção enzimática (ELISA) e sorologia Western Blot para equinococose
  • ultrassonografia
  • TC cranioencefálica
  • RNM cranioencefálica/da coluna
Detalhes completos

Investigações a serem consideradas

  • rastreamento de tuberculose e estrongiloidíase
Detalhes completos

Algoritmo de tratamento

Inicial

doença do sistema nervoso central: com hipertensão intracraniana

AGUDA

doença intestinal

doença do sistema nervoso central: sem hipertensão intracraniana

doença hepática ou torácica

Colaboradores

Autores

Jose A. Serpa, MD, MS, CTropMed

Professor of Medicine

Section of Infectious Diseases

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

TX

Declarações

JAS declares that he has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Dr Jose A. Serpa would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Andrew Chou, Dr Christina Coyle, and Dr Maheen Saeed, previous contributors to this topic.

Declarações

AC and MS declare that they have no competing interests. CC is an author of several references cited in this topic.

Revisores

William A. Petri, Jr, MD, PhD, FACP

Chief and Professor of Medicine

Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health

University of Virginia Health System

Charlottesville

VA

Disclosures

WAP declares that he has no competing interests.

Linda Kalilani, MBBS, MPhil, PhD

Epidemiologist

College of Medicine

University of Malawi

Zomba

Malawi

Disclosures

LK declares that she has no competing interests.

Paul Roberts, MD

Assistant Professor

Family Medicine

Mayo Clinic

Jacksonville

FL

Disclosures

PR declares that he has no competing interests.

References

Our in-house evidence and editorial teams collaborate with international expert contributors and peer reviewers to ensure that we provide access to the most clinically relevant information possible.

Key articles

White AC Jr, Coyle CM, Rajshekhar V, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of neurocysticercosis: 2017 clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Apr 3;66(8):e49-75.Full text  Abstract

World Health Organization. ​WHO guidelines on management of Taenia solium neurocysticercosis. Sep 2021 [internet publication].Full text

Del Brutto OH, Nash TE, White AC Jr, et al. Revised diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis. J Neurol Sci. 2017 Jan 15;372:202-10.Full text  Abstract

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Parasites - taeniasis: resources for health professionals. Oct 2020 [internet publication].Full text

Reference articles

A full list of sources referenced in this topic is available to users with access to all of BMJ Best Practice.
  • Infecção por tênia images
  • Differentials

    • Tuberculoma do sistema nervoso central
    • Abscesso amebiano
    • Enxaqueca
    More Differentials
  • Guidelines

    • CDC Yellow Book: health information for international travel - taeniasis
    • CDC Yellow Book: health information for international travel - cysticercosis
    More Guidelines
  • padlock-lockedLog in or subscribe to access all of BMJ Best Practice

Use of this content is subject to our disclaimer