Cysticercosis. A modern day plague.
The authors describe the magnitude of the cysticercosis problem and describe the organism, the clinical features of the disease, the propensity of the organism for development in the central nervous system, pathologic considerations, clinical diagnosis, and treatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel