A case of subcutaneous cysticercosis (Cysticercus cellulosae cutis)

H Miura; Y Itoh; T Kozuka

doi:10.1067/mjd.2000.106513

A case of subcutaneous cysticercosis (Cysticercus cellulosae cutis)

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000 Sep;43(3):538-40. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2000.106513.

Authors

H Miura¹, Y Itoh, T Kozuka

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Osaka National Hospital, and Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan. miura@derma.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

PMID: 10954671
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.106513

Abstract

Cysticercosis is an infection resulting from the larval form of the pork tapeworm, and domestic infection is rare in Japan. We report a case of Cysticercus cellulosae cutis in a Japanese woman who was thought to be infected in an endemic area and offer a brief review of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Cysticercosis / complications
Cysticercosis / parasitology*
Cysticercosis / pathology
Cysticercus* / isolation & purification
Female
Humans
Liver Diseases / etiology
Liver Diseases / parasitology
Middle Aged
Skin Diseases / complications
Skin Diseases / parasitology*
Skin Diseases / pathology