title: Intramuscular cysticercosis--the solitary reaper.
abstract: Occurrence of solitary intramuscular cysticercosis without involvement of the central nervous system is rare. We report a case of solitary cysticercosis of the brachioradialis muscle in a 35-year-old woman who presented with discomfort and pain in the right elbow and arm after trivial trauma. There were no systemic or neurological features.
authors: Department of Radiodiagnosis, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, India.
authors: Raman Pratap
authors: RP
authors: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole