Disseminated Cysticercosis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2009 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:Tropical Doctor, volume 39, pages 48-49 (issn: 0049-4755, eissn: 1758-1133,

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Authors: Gopal, Basu; Viggeswarpu, Surekha; Alka, Ganesh;

doi: 10.1258/td.2008.070492

pmid: 19211428

Disseminated Cysticercosis

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Abstract

Cysticercosis is a common public health problem in the Tropics. However, disseminated cysticercosis is rare. We report a patient with chronic liver disease and seizures, in whom a simple plain radiographic examination helped in narrowing down the differential diagnosis to disseminated cysticercosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by serum cysticercal antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and computerized tomography of the brain.

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Christian Medical College
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Keywords

Male, Cysticercosis, Liver Diseases, Antibodies, Helminth, Brain, Middle Aged, Neurocysticercosis, Abdomen, Chronic Disease, Taenia solium, Animals, Humans, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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