Diagnostic Disparity in Solitary Cysticercosis of the Forearm in a Child
R Naidu1, A Sankar1, M S Shaila1
1Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hulbi, Karnataka, India.
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
|January 9, 2016
Abstract:
Solitary cysticercosis of muscle is a rare disease causing diagnostic dilemma. Cysticercosis commonly affects the central nervous system and other tissues by dissemination imposing a serious health problem. We report this rare presentation of solitary cysticercosis of flexor digitorum superficialis in a five year old otherwise healthy child. The fine needle aspiration cytology and histopathological diagnosis were inconclusive but ultrasonography of the muscle clinched the diagnosis.


