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Bradford W Lee1, Usha R Kumar1, Jonathan H Lin1
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California; Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California; Department of Pathology, Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California.
Abstract:
Two fraternal twin sisters developed cysticercosis localizing to the right lateral orbit over the same period after a presumed common-source exposure in China. This case demonstrates that cysticercosis can be related to travel. Similar temporal and spatial occurrences of these infections suggest a genetic tropism of the infecting organism in these twins.
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