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Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...

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Cysticercosis<br />

• Life Cycle: eggs liberate embryo when in<br />

gastric acid bloodtissues (brain) encyst<br />

as cysticerci<br />

• Clinical manifestations<br />

– Subcutaneous: small painless nodules<br />

– Muscle: incidental finding on imaging<br />

– Eye: cysts floating in vitreous cause visual<br />

disturbance<br />

– Brain…

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