Unusual presentation of cysticercosis in a child
By: Pradnya Bendre and Flavia Dsouza
Open Access
|Jun 2015Abstract
Cysticercosis results from the ingestion of eggs of the pork tapeworm, taenia solium. The human is the final definitive host in which the tapeworm develops to maturity producing eggs which are passed out in the faeces. We report a case of a 4 year old boy who presented with a swelling in midline of neck. This child was operated upon with a clinical diagnosis of thyroglossal cyst, but the histopathological report was cysticercosis.
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2015; 44(2): 117-118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v44i2.6561 | Journal eISSN: 2386-110X
Language: English
Page range: 117 - 118
Published on: Jun 12, 2015
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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