"Cysticercosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection with CYSTICERCUS, the larval form of the various tapeworms of the genus Taenia (usually T. solium in man). In humans they penetrate the intestinal wall and invade subcutaneous tissue, brain, eye, muscle, heart, liver, lung, and peritoneum. Brain involvement results in NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS.
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D003551
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.190.902.185
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cysticercosis" by people in Profiles.
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Human cysticercosis: a probable case of cerebral cysticercosis with generalized subcutaneous nodular lesions. Can J Neurol Sci. 1979 Aug; 6(3):371-4.