Multiple cysticerci as an unusual cause of mesenteric lymph node enlargement: a case report
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Multiple cysticerci as an unusual cause of mesenteric lymph node enlargement: a case report
INTRODUCTION Cysticercosis is a disease caused by infestation with the larval stage of the intestinal cestode Taenia solium. The parasite usually localizes to subcutaneous tissues and muscles causing palpable or visible nodules, to the brain leading to epileptic attacks, and to the eyes with visible nodules leading to blindness and atrophy. CASE PRESENTATION Here we present the case of a 15-y...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-196