A Rare Manifestation of Cysticercosis Infestation

There are many causes of urticaria, which may vary from infections to malignancy. Among the infections, infestations by cysticercosis (larval stage of the tapeworm called Taenia solium) is an important cause. The present report is of forty four years old female who presented with urticaria and swel...

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Main Authors: Sanjeev Gupta, Sunita Gupta, Amit Mittal, Aneet Mahendra, Anshu Aggarwal, Rohit Batra, Nidhi Jindal
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Language:English
Published: Interna Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Indonesiana
Online Access:https://mail.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/65
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author Sanjeev Gupta
Sunita Gupta
Amit Mittal
Aneet Mahendra
Anshu Aggarwal
Rohit Batra
Nidhi Jindal
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description There are many causes of urticaria, which may vary from infections to malignancy. Among the infections, infestations by cysticercosis (larval stage of the tapeworm called Taenia solium) is an important cause. The present report is of forty four years old female who presented with urticaria and swelling on face. The swelling was later diagnosed as cysticercosis by noninvasive ultrasonography. The urticaria subsided after the treatment of cysticercosis. We report this case for rarity of its presentation. Key words: cysticercosis, chronic urticaria, Taenia solium, ultrasonography
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spelling doaj-art-bcdedfc5e4574d4bba2d42b2ea07efd12025-08-20T02:45:50ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322014-01-01461A Rare Manifestation of Cysticercosis InfestationSanjeev Gupta0Sunita Gupta1Amit Mittal2Aneet Mahendra3Anshu Aggarwal4Rohit Batra5Nidhi Jindal6Department of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, IndiaConsultant Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India There are many causes of urticaria, which may vary from infections to malignancy. Among the infections, infestations by cysticercosis (larval stage of the tapeworm called Taenia solium) is an important cause. The present report is of forty four years old female who presented with urticaria and swelling on face. The swelling was later diagnosed as cysticercosis by noninvasive ultrasonography. The urticaria subsided after the treatment of cysticercosis. We report this case for rarity of its presentation. Key words: cysticercosis, chronic urticaria, Taenia solium, ultrasonography https://mail.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/65
spellingShingle Sanjeev Gupta
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