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    J Med Case Reports. 2008 Apr 30;2:137.

    Disseminated cysticercosis: a case report and review of the literature.

    Bhalla A, Sood A, Sachdev A, Varma V.

    Department of Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India. bhalla.chd@gmail.com

    INTRODUCTION: Cysticercosis is a common tropical disease. One of the uncommon manifestations of cysticercosis is its disseminated form. CASE PRESENTATION: We report an immunocompetent patient with disseminated cysticercosis, who had involvement of the brain, subcutaneous tissues, skeletal muscles, right orbit and thyroid gland. In addition, this patient developed a serum sickness which responded to therapy. CONCLUSION: Wide spread dissemination is a rare complication of cysticercosis. A planned approach to therapy is required.

    PMID: 18447915 [PubMed]

    PMCID: PMC2386798

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