title: Muscular cysticercosis: Case report and imaging findings.
abstract: Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by a worm of the Cestoda class. The most prevalent form affects the nervous system. This case report is from a 78-year-old female patient evaluated at Clínica Mult Imagem, in the city of Santos, Brazil, who presented a form of the disease that differed from the classic neurocysticercosis, in this case muscular cysticercosis. This and other forms of manifestation justify further studies to ensure adequate recognition, diagnosis and treatment of this parasitic disease.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Trainee at Clínica Mult Imagem, Santos, SP, Brazil.|PhD in Sciences from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Neide Regina Simões
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Olmo
authors.affiliation: Radiology Trainee at Clínica Mult Imagem, Santos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ulysses Ferreira
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Fiorio
authors.affiliation: MD, Specialist Degree in Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging from Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR)/Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.|MSc Student, Masters in Health and Environment from Universidade Metropolitana de Santos (Unimes), Santos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eder Amaral
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.affiliation: Medical Coordinator at Clínica Mult Imagem, Santos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcel Andreazza
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Clemente
authors.affiliation: Full Member of the Imaging Department at A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gustavo Gomes
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000469:parasitology; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed