Diagnosis of subcutaneous cysticercosis as a cystic mass over chest wall: A case report and review of the literature
Keywords:
Subcutaneous Cysticercosis, cystic mass, chest wall
Abstract
Cysticercosis is the common tropical disease. It is usually present as a neurocysticercosis or intramuscular lesion, rarely may it present in subcutaneous tissue in the adult age group. Prevalence of asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules in India is 12.9-38%. Subcutaneous nodule is usually occur as a part of the disseminated cysticercosis or as an isolated features. Here, we report a 45 year old male presenting with cyst over right chest wall but otherwise asymptomatic. A clinical diagnosis of epidermal cyst was made. Surgical excision was performed. Diagnosis of cutaneous cysticercosis was made by biopsy of subcutaneous nodule and patient was started on treatment. DOI: 10.21276/AABS.1471References
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3. Agrawal R. Soft tissue cysticercosis study of 21 cases. J Clin Diagn Res. 2012;6:1669–1671.
4. Del Brutto OH. Neurocysticercosis: a review. Sci World J. 2012;2012:159821
5. Nigam JS, Sharma A. Fine needle aspiration cytology of cysticercosis. J Clin Diagn Res. 2013;7:3123–3123.
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2017-05-28
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