title: Diagnostic Disparity in Solitary Cysticercosis of the Forearm in a Child.
abstract: Solitary cysticercosis of muscle is a rare disease causing diagnostic dilemma. Cysticercosis commonly affects the central nervous system and other tissues by dissemination imposing a serious health problem. We report this rare presentation of solitary cysticercosis of flexor digitorum superficialis in a five year old otherwise healthy child. The fine needle aspiration cytology and histopathological diagnosis were inconclusive but ultrasonography of the muscle clinched the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hulbi, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naidu
authors.affiliation: Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hulbi, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.affiliation: Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hulbi, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shaila
authors.affiliation: Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hulbi, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shivananda
authors.affiliation: Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hulbi, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005542:Forearm / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Fine needle aspiration cytology; neurocysticercosis;solitary cysticercosis; taenia solium.