title: A rare case of disseminated cysticercosis: case report and literature review.
abstract: Cysticercosis is a common tropical disease. One of the uncommon manifestations of cysticercosis and a rare complication is its disseminated form. We report an immunocompetent patient with disseminated cysticercosis who had involvement of the brain, subcutaneous tissues, lungs and skeletal muscles and presented with arthritis. He was otherwise asymptomatic in spite of the extensive involvement of multiple organs. A planned approach to therapy is necessary to prevent complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. asima.banu@gmail.com
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authors.lastname: Banu
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authors.lastname: Veena
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed