A case of subcutaneous cysticercosis (Cysticercus cellulosae cutis).
Cysticercosis is an infection resulting from the larval form of the pork tapeworm, and domestic infection is rare in Japan. We report a case of Cysticercus cellulosae cutis in a Japanese woman who was thought to be infected in an endemic area and offer a brief review of the literature.
Miura
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Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Osaka National Hospital, and Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan. miura@derma.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Itoh
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Kozuka
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D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology