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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR 2023; 07(02): 126-130
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751033
Case Report

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

Shailendra Singh Naik 
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India
,
Nisha Das
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India
,
Shraddha Modi
2   Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India
,
Tirou Aroul
2   Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Taenia solium - intramuscular cysticercosis - PAIR - cysticercus cellulosae

Prior Presentation

Organization: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Department of General Surgery; Place: Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute; Date: 11–09–2021.




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Article published online:
14 July 2022

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