title: A case of subcutaneous cysticercosis (Cysticercus cellulosae cutis).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Osaka National Hospital, and Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan. miura@derma.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kozuka
mesh_terms: 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