Multiple Fractures in a Patient with Disseminated Cysticercosis-Orthopaedic Implications
Published: March 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/35383.11255
Shyamasunder N Bhat, Nishanth Ampar, CJ Joseph, Brij Mohan Kumar Singh
1. Professor and Head, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
3. Senior Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
4. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Nishanth Ampar,
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E-mail: ortho.dr.nishanth@gmail.com
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval form of pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Disseminated cysticercosis is an unusual manifestation of cysticercosis which has been reported in endemic areas. Only a few cases of disseminated cysticercosis have been reported worldwide, to date in literature. Herein, we present an incidental finding of disseminated cysticercosis in a middle-aged male who had presented to us with multiple fractures following a road traffic accident.
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