title: [Disseminated cysticercosis: report of three cases in Togo].
abstract: We report 3 cases of disseminated cysticercosis (DC) in adult male subjects in Togo. All had consulted in dermatology for asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules. The diagnosis was confirmed by histology of a resected nodule. Computed tomography allowed us to bring out the widespread dissemination of cysticerci. The skin, brain, muscle, eye, thyroid, and pleura were the affected organs. Treatment was based on albendazole and betamethasone, with adverse side effects in 2 of our 3 patients. Our 3 observations seem to be the first of their kind in Togo. The mechanism of contamination in these disseminated forms is not yet elucidated, however ingesting a gravid proglottis could be the basis of the widespread dissemination of cysticerci in the body. No consensus has yet been established in the treatment of DC and the management should follow the guideline for treatment of neurocysticercosis and ocular cysticercosis.
authors.affiliation: CHU-Kara, Kara, Togo, ambatoure@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mouhari-Toure
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: N'Timon
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumako
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Darre
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tchaou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amegbor
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kombate
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Balogou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pitche
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000469:parasitology; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000469:parasitology; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology; D014781:Viscera / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001623:Betamethasone; D015766:Albendazole