[Subcutaneous cysticercosis. 8 cases in children]

Observations in eight patients with subcutaneous or submucous cysticercosis studied at the "Hospital del Nino, IMAN", between November 1970 and June 1975 are reported; the age of the patients varied between 4 and 14 years; six of them were females and 2 were males. One of the patients was found to have C. cellulosae in the central nervous system as well. In the presence of subcutaneous and submucous nodules, cysticercosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis, and anatomic and histopathological documentation should be sought; in cases in which cysticercosis is verified, the patient should be carefully studied, to rule out the presence of C. cellulosae in other locations, mainly the central nervous system.