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A Case of Subcutaneous Cysticercosis
Author(s) -
Matsushima Hironori,
Hatamochi Atsushi,
Shinkai Hiroshi,
Shimizu Motota,
Hatsushika Ryo
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02431.x
Subject(s) - taenia solium , cysticercosis , subcutaneous tissue , nodule (geology) , medicine , capsule , pathology , biology , paleontology , botany
We report the fourth case of subcutaneous cysticercosis infected in Japan since 1975. The patient noticed a subcutaneous nodule on his left shoulder without symptoms for three years. No remarkable changes were found in laboratory findings and physical examination after surgical excision of the subcutaneous nodule. The adult worm of Taenia solium could not be found in the intestine. Histological findings revealed a cystic structure with a fibrous capsule and a protoscolex with suckers, hooks, and calcareous corpuscula. It was identified as a Cysticercus cellulosae hominis based on morphological characteristics. The patient has been living in the Kanto area of Japan and has never been outside Japan since he was born.