Case report: massive cardiopulmonary cysticercosis in a leukemic patient.
A 53-year-old woman who had acute leukemia and massive cardiopulmonary cysticercosis is reported. Pulmonary cysticercosis is rare and in this case may have been promoted by the immunosuppression caused by acute leukemia.
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Department of Pathology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
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Bedrikow
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Capelozzi
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Saldiva
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D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology