Asymptomatic Disseminated Cysticercosis
Published: August 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3269
Ashima Vaidya, Suman Singhal, Sonia Dhall, Ashish Manohar, Harsh Mahajan
1. Senior Consultant Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi, India.
2. Senior Consultant Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi, India.
3. Senior Consultant Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi, India.
4. Senior Consultant Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Fortis Flt Lt Rajan Dhall Hospital, New Delhi, India.
5. Founder and Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging Centre, New Delhi, India.
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Dr. Ashima Vaidya,
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Cysticercosis is a common problem world wide. However, disseminated cysticercosis is rare. Still rarer is asymptomatic disseminated cysticercosis. We are reporting here a rare case of asymptomatic disseminated cysticercosis which involved brain, face, orbit, lungs, heart, pancreas and spleen in a young Nigerian male, who sought medical attention for dysphagia which was diagnosed as achalasia cardia. Despite widespread dissemination of cysticercosis which involves multiple organs, the individual was asymptomatic for the same. Pancreatic and splenic involvement in disseminated cysticercosis has extremely rarely been reported in literature.
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