Case Report
Year: 2014 | Month: February | Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 222-225
Disseminated Cysticercosis - A Rare Case Report
Shalini M1, Vishnuvardhan BR2, Sanjay Raj G3, Raman Hulinaykar2, Shareef MN2
1Professor, 2Assistant Professor, 3Senior Resident,
Department of Medicine, Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, NH-4, Sira Road,
Tumkur- 572106, Karnataka, India.
Corresponding Author: Vishnuvardhan BR
ABSTRACT
Disseminated Cysticercosis is a rare condition with very few cases reported worldwide. Pulmonary involvement in Disseminated Cysticercosis is still rarer. Here authors report a case which presented with seizures due to Neurocysticercosis but on evaluation revealed multiple site involvement. Authors conclude that search for involvement of other organs irrespective of absence of symptoms.
Key words: Disseminated, Cysticercosis