Isolated Intramuscular Cysticercosis in Children: A Case Report
Krishna Kumar H CPrashanth Satya NarayanaKalenahalli Jagadish KumarPublished in: Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi (2022)
Human cysticercosis is an emerging infection caused by the larvae of Taenia solium (Cysticercus cellulosae). The most common sites for cysticercosis are the central nervous system, subcutaneous tissues, eyes, and muscles. Isolated intramuscular cysticercosis without brain involvement is rare and only a few reports are available in children. Here, we report two children with isolated intramuscular cysticercosis who presented with the swellings that were diagnosed by ultrasonography and fine-needle aspiration cytology. Both of them responded well to steroids and albendazole treatment, showing a complete resolution of the swelling.
Keyphrases
- fine needle aspiration
- young adults
- ultrasound guided
- endothelial cells
- magnetic resonance imaging
- gene expression
- high grade
- multiple sclerosis
- optical coherence tomography
- magnetic resonance
- white matter
- combination therapy
- brain injury
- cerebrospinal fluid
- contrast enhanced
- resting state
- pluripotent stem cells
- adverse drug