PAIR as a Treatment Option for Isolated Intramuscular Cysticercosis: A Case Report

Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by Taenia solium. Central nervous system is the most common site of infestation. Other organs infested are subcutaneous tissue, eye, muscle, liver, and lung. Cysticercosis in muscle can occur in three forms: myalgic type, mass-like pseudotumor, and rarely...

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Main Authors: Shailendra Singh Naik, Nisha Das, Shraddha Modi, Tirou Aroul
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1751033
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description Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by Taenia solium. Central nervous system is the most common site of infestation. Other organs infested are subcutaneous tissue, eye, muscle, liver, and lung. Cysticercosis in muscle can occur in three forms: myalgic type, mass-like pseudotumor, and rarely pseudohypertrophic type. Solitary cysticercosis of muscle without involvement of the central nervous system is rare. In this case report, percutaneous-aspiration-injection-reaspiration (PAIR) has been used as a treatment option for isolated intramuscular cysticercosis of the anterior abdominal wall. Interventional radiological management along with medical management was done to observe complete resolution of the cyst.
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spelling doaj-art-58f8ea281b1442ba90dec34b3edfac0c2025-08-20T01:56:57ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR2456-48692023-08-01070212613010.1055/s-0042-1751033PAIR as a Treatment Option for Isolated Intramuscular Cysticercosis: A Case ReportShailendra Singh Naik0Nisha Das1Shraddha Modi2Tirou Aroul3Department of Radiodiagnosis, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, IndiaCysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by Taenia solium. Central nervous system is the most common site of infestation. Other organs infested are subcutaneous tissue, eye, muscle, liver, and lung. Cysticercosis in muscle can occur in three forms: myalgic type, mass-like pseudotumor, and rarely pseudohypertrophic type. Solitary cysticercosis of muscle without involvement of the central nervous system is rare. In this case report, percutaneous-aspiration-injection-reaspiration (PAIR) has been used as a treatment option for isolated intramuscular cysticercosis of the anterior abdominal wall. Interventional radiological management along with medical management was done to observe complete resolution of the cyst.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1751033 taenia solium intramuscular cysticercosispaircysticercus cellulosae
spellingShingle Shailendra Singh Naik
Nisha Das
Shraddha Modi
Tirou Aroul
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Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
taenia solium
intramuscular cysticercosis
pair
cysticercus cellulosae
title PAIR as a Treatment Option for Isolated Intramuscular Cysticercosis: A Case Report
title_full PAIR as a Treatment Option for Isolated Intramuscular Cysticercosis: A Case Report
title_fullStr PAIR as a Treatment Option for Isolated Intramuscular Cysticercosis: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed PAIR as a Treatment Option for Isolated Intramuscular Cysticercosis: A Case Report
title_short PAIR as a Treatment Option for Isolated Intramuscular Cysticercosis: A Case Report
title_sort pair as a treatment option for isolated intramuscular cysticercosis a case report
topic taenia solium
intramuscular cysticercosis
pair
cysticercus cellulosae
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1751033
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