A rare manifestation of cysticercosis infestation.
There are many causes of urticaria, which may vary from infections to malignancy. Among the infections, infestations by cysticercosis (larval stage of the tapeworm called Taenia solium) is an important cause. The present report is of forty four years old female who presented with urticaria and swelling on face. The swelling was later diagnosed as cysticercosis by noninvasive ultrasonography. The urticaria subsided after the treatment of cysticercosis. We report this case for rarity of its presentation.
Department of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India.
Sanjeev
S
Gupta
Sunita
S
Gupta
Amit
A
Mittal
Aneet
A
Mahendra
Anshu
A
Aggarwal
Rohit
R
Batra
Nidhi
N
Jindal
D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D002610:Cheek; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014581:Urticaria / Q000469:parasitology*