Disseminated Cysticercosis-A Tropical Curse

J Pediatr. 2020 Feb:217:213. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.09.019. Epub 2019 Oct 24.

Authors

Bhanudeep Singanamalla¹, Bikramjit Singh², Lokesh Saini¹, Chirag Kamal Ahuja³, Sanjay Verma⁴, Priyanka Madaan⁵, Naveen Sankhyan⁶

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics.
² Department of Pediatrics.
³ Department of Radiodiagnosis.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics.
⁵ Pediatric Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India; Human Resource Development Group, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India.
⁶ Pediatric Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 31668887
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.09.019

No abstract available

Keywords: Taenia solium; larva; scolex; whole-body MRI.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Helminth / analysis
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Child
Cysticercosis / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lower Extremity / diagnostic imaging
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Taenia solium / immunology
Whole Body Imaging / methods*

Substances

Antibodies, Helminth