J Korean Soc Plast Reconstr Surg.  2006 Mar;33(2):249-251.

Subcutaneous Cysticercosis at Abdominal Wall: Case Report

• Kim ES
• Park JJ
• Noh BK
• Hwang JH
• Kim KS
• Lee SY

Abstract

Human cysticercosis is an infestation with C. cellulosae, the larval stage of the tapeworm T. solium. It prevails in regions of poverty and where personal hygiene is poor. They can lodge in almost any tissue, but cysticerci are most frequently found in brain, skeletal muscle, subcutaneous tissues. We experienced a 41-year old male with 5 x 12 cm sized movable non tender brownish hard mass at lateral abdominal wall. The laboratory study didn't show any specific symptoms except peripheral blood eosinophilia and positive parasite ELISA screen for cysticercosis. The ultrasonogram revealed multiple ill-defined mixed echoic inflamatory lesion. Excisied cyst showed multiple severe foul-odor gelatinous subcutaneous mass. Microscopic examination disclosed necrotic body with foreign body reaction, massive eosinophilia and dead parasitic organism, compatible with cysticercosis. There was no evidence of recurrence during 12 months follow-up.

Keyword

Subcutaneous cysticercosis; Taenia solium

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Wall*
Adult
Brain
Cestoda
Cysticercosis*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Eosinophilia
Follow-Up Studies
Foreign-Body Reaction
Gelatin
Humans
Hygiene
Male
Muscle, Skeletal
Parasites
Poverty
Recurrence
Subcutaneous Tissue
Taenia solium
Ultrasonography
Gelatin