Cysticercosis

Cysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the young form of the pork tapeworm.^[1]^[2] People may have few or no symptoms for years.

In some cases, particularly in Asia, solid lumps of between one and two centimetres may develop under the skin.^[2] After months or years these lumps can become painful and swollen and then be cured.^[3]

Cysticercosis Media

Life cycle of Taenia solium
Scolex (head) of Taenia solium

References

↑ Roberts, Larry S.; Janovy Jr., John (2009). Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' Foundations of Parasitology (8th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. pp. 348–351. ISBN 978-0-07-302827-9.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Taeniasis/Cysticercosis Fact sheet N°376". World Health Organization. February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
↑ García HH, Evans CA, Nash TE, et al. (October 2002). "Current consensus guidelines for treatment of neurocysticercosis". Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 15 (4): 747–56. doi:10.1128/CMR.15.4.747-756.2002. PMC 126865. PMID 12364377.

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[1] Roberts, Larry S.; Janovy Jr., John (2009). Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' Foundations of Parasitology (8th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education. pp. 348–351. ISBN 978-0-07-302827-9.

[WHO2013-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Taeniasis/Cysticercosis Fact sheet N°376". World Health Organization. February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[Gar2002-3] García HH, Evans CA, Nash TE, et al. (October 2002). "Current consensus guidelines for treatment of neurocysticercosis". Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 15 (4): 747–56. doi:10.1128/CMR.15.4.747-756.2002. PMC 126865. PMID 12364377.

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