Sonographic appearances in cysticercosis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the sonographic appearances of cysticercosis.


METHODS
Sonography was performed with both convex and linear array transducers in 4 patients with different symptoms.


RESULTS
In 2 patients, an intramuscular fluid collection was seen with a cysticercus cyst in it. In 1 patient, an irregular cyst with a small fluid collection on 1 side was seen. In the last patient, multiple elliptical millet seed-shaped calcifications were seen in the liver, mesentery, and retroperitoneal fat.


CONCLUSIONS
Four different sonographic appearances of soft tissue cysticercosis are described.
Vijayaraghavan
S Boopathy
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Sonoscan Ultrasonic Scan Centre, Coimbatore, India. sonoscan@vsnl.com
D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography