title: Subcutaneous and cerebral cysticercosis.
abstract: Cysticercosis is a human infestation, which is considered the most common cause of seizures worldwide. The subcutaneous lesions can help in the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis. We describe a case of a 45-year-old patient with multiple cutaneous nodules first seen 2 years ago that were increasing in number, and normal neurologic and fundoscopic examination. Neurologic symptoms started 3 months before hospital admission as a mild headache and muscular weakness. The imaging examinations showed a massive central nervous system involvement. Physicians must be aware of the importance of subcutaneous nodule examination for the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School Sciences, State University of Campinas, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, s/n, 13.081-970, Campinas SP, Brazil. pvelho@obelix.unicamp.br
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Uthida-Tanaka
authors.forename: Maria Carolina A
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Velho
authors.forename: Benito P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.forename: Maria Letícia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cintra
authors.forename: Aparecida Machado
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.forename: Verônica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zanardi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013687:Telencephalon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed