Cysticercotic cyst involving the pleura. An unusual case of an abnormal chest roentgenogram.
We describe a case of human cysticercosis appearing as an abnormal chest roentgenogram. The patient had a long history of ingestion of undercooked pork. The diagnosis was entertained only after surgical resection, but the history obtained from this patient gave an important clue toward a parasitic infestation.
D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D011859:Radiography; D013621:Taenia