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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(04): 310-313
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.73532
Multisystem

Disseminated cysticercosis with pulmonary and cardiac involvement

Bharat K Jain
Department of MRI, KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India
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Shilpa S Sankhe
Department of MRI, KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India
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Mukta D Agrawal
Department of MRI, KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India
,
Prashant S Naphade
Department of MRI, KEM Hospital and Seth G. S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India
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Abstract

Pulmonary and cardiac involvement by cysticercosis is extremely rare, and is usually asymptomatic. We report the case of a 19-year-old boy who presented with a history of headache and vomiting and was found to have disseminated cysticercosis with pulmonary and cardiac involvement; the emphasis is on the rare occurrence of pulmonary, cardiac, pancreatic, intraocular, and extradural spinal canal involvement in the same patient. This case demonstrates the extent to which cysticercosis can be disseminated.

Keywords

Cardiac - disseminated cysticercosis - intraocular - pulmonary


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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