Gamuts

Cysticercosis

Cysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the young form of the pork tapeworm. People may have few or no symptoms for years. [Source: Wikipedia ]

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Cysticercosis 
Subtypes
Cysticercosis of abdominal wall
Cysticercosis of back
May Cause
Abdominal wall calcification
Abnormal ventricular configuration
Arachnoiditis
Basal ganglion calcification
Cerebellar lesion
CSF-intensity extraaxial fluid collection
CSF-intensity intramedullary lesion
CSF-intensity intraventricular mass
CSF-intensity posterior fossa lesion
Dense intracranial calcification
Encephalitis and meningitis
Enlarged orbital rectus muscles
Extradural lesion with normal adjacent bone
Extradural spinal lesion
Fourth ventricular lesion
Heterogeneous T1-hypointense intracranial lesion
Heterogeneous T2-hyperintense intracranial lesion
Hyperdense intracranial lesion
Increased intracranial pressure
Intracranial calcification
Intracranial lesion with hypointense ring
Intradural extramedullary spinal lesion
Intraorbital calcification
Intraventricular lesion
Markedly enhancing intracranial lesion
Midline supratentorial lesion
Multiple intracranial calcification
Multiple intracranial enhancing lesions
Multiple pleural masses
Nonvisceral abdominal calcification
Posterior fossa cystic lesion
Posterior lateral ventricle lesion
Widespread abdominal calcifications
Widespread soft-tissue calcification

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