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| LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 122 |
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Intramuscular cysticercosis
Beuy Joob1, Viroj Wiwanitkit2
1 Sanitation 1 Medical Academic Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2 Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Nigeria
| Date of Web Publication | 19-Feb-2015 |
Correspondence Address:
Beuy Joob
Sanitation 1 Medical Academic Center, Bangkok, Thailand
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.149875
How to cite this article:
Joob B, Wiwanitkit V. Intramuscular cysticercosis. Ann Afr Med 2015;14:122 |
Sir,
The recent report on "intramuscular cysticercosis" is very interesting. [1] In the present report, "solitary cysticercosis of the brachioradialis muscle" is reported. In fact, cysticercosis is a tissue parasitic infestation that can be seen elsewhere. The solitary intramuscular cysticercosis can be seen. The imaging technology has limited role in diagnosis and the final diagnosis is usually by the histopathological examination of the surgical specimen. [2] The history of having raw meat intake might not be available and the problem can also be seen in the veterinarian. [3] The intramuscular cysticercosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of any case presenting with unexplained intramuscular solitary nodule.
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| 1. | Singh RP. Intramuscular cysticercosis-The solitary reaper. Ann Afr Med 2014;13:53-4.  [ PUBMED]  |
| 2. | Sirikulchayanonta V, Jaovisidha S. An intramuscular cysticercosis, a case report with correlation of magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology. J Med Assoc Thai 2007;90:1248-52. |
| 3. | Abdelwahab IF, Klein MJ, Hermann G, Abdul-Quader M. Solitary cysticercosis of the biceps brachii in a vegetarian: A rare and unusual pseudotumor. Skeletal Radiol 2003;32:424-8. |
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