J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1984 Oct;19(5):990-992. 10.4055/jkoa.1984.19.5.990.

Cysticercosis of the Spine

• Lee KS
• Moon MS
• Yoon HM

• KMID: 2446564
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1984.19.5.990

Abstract

Cysticercosis which very rarly involves spinal canal, may show symptoms similar to herniated nucleus pulposus and cord tumor, and even myelogram may not be helpful for the accurate diagnosis. In this paper, a case in which free floating larvae of taenia solium mimicking intradural tumor by myelogram and clinical symptoms were presented. The present authors feel that cysitcercosis has to be considered as a cause when there is central filling defect of contrast media in myelogram.

MeSH Terms

Contrast Media
Cysticercosis*
Diagnosis
Larva
Spinal Canal
Spine*
Taenia solium
Contrast Media