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Case Reports
. 2012 Jan;2(1):55-7.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5070.97241.

Racemose cysticercosis presenting as cystic neck swelling

Shraddha Jain  1 , Sunil Kumar, Deepti Joshi, Amit Kaushal
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Case Reports

Racemose cysticercosis presenting as cystic neck swelling

Shraddha Jain et al. Trop Parasitol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium which occurs in neural and extraneural forms. Latter commonly involves subcutaneous tissue, skeletal muscles, and eyes. Head and neck sites commonly involved are buccal mucosa, tongue, and lips. It presents as single or multiple submucosal/cutaneous firm nodules. We report a case of cysticercosis of the supraclavicular region of the neck where it presented as a large soft cystic swelling. The diagnosis was made by sonography and confirmed by gross and microscopic examination to be racemose cysticercosis. This is a very rare cause of a neck swelling not reported previously in the literature.

Keywords: Cystic; neck; racemose cysticercosis.

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Figure 1
USG showing cystic mass with internal septations and small cysts in it. No scolex is seen
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Figure 2
USG showing cystic mass with internal septations and small cysts in it. No scolex is seen
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Figure 3
Post- operative photograph showing the incision site which marks the site for supraclavicular neck swelling (pre-op. photo not available)
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Figure 4
Microscopic examination (H and E ×100) showing complex branching of the bladder wall and the absence of scolex
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