Extensive intramuscular cysticercosis without any neurological involvement: A rare case report

Authors

  • Yasmeen Shamsi Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
  • Azhar Jabeen Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
  • Sadia Nikhat Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
  • Shafia Mushtaque Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20151501

Keywords:

Cysticercosis, Taenia solium, Muscular pseudohypertrophy, Rice-grain calcification

Abstract

Human cysticercosis is a common tropical disease which is caused by Cysticercus cellulosae, larvae of a tapeworm, Taenia solium. Cysticercosis can involve any tissue in the body; the most common affected sites are central nervous system, subcutaneous tissue, eyes, and muscles. Extensive intramuscular Cysticercosis without any other systemic involvement is a very rare finding. Here, we report a case of intramuscular Cysticercosis incidentally diagnosed by plain radiographs in a 51 year-old man who presented with osteoarthritis right knee joint and Cysticercosis was an incidental finding.

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Author Biographies

Yasmeen Shamsi, Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

Dept. of Medicine

Azhar Jabeen, Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

Dept. of Medicine

Sadia Nikhat, Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

Dept.of Medicine

Shafia Mushtaque, Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

Dept. of Medicine

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2015-12-19

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