A Rare Manifestation of Cysticercosis Infestation

Authors

  • Sanjeev Gupta Department of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India
  • Sunita Gupta Department of Medicine, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India
  • Amit Mittal Department of Radiodiagnosis, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India
  • Aneet Mahendra Department of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India
  • Anshu Aggarwal Department of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India
  • Rohit Batra Consultant Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Nidhi Jindal Department of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India

Abstract

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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2014-01-01

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Gupta, S., Gupta, S., Mittal, A., Mahendra, A., Aggarwal, A., Batra, R., & Jindal, N. (2014). A Rare Manifestation of Cysticercosis Infestation. Acta Medica Indonesiana, 46(1). Retrieved from https://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/65

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Vol. 46 No. 1 (2014)

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CASE REPORT

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