Disseminated Cysticercosis in Rwanda—Case Report of a Patient Presenting with Difficulty with Walking and Skin Nodules
Human cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by larval cysts of the Taenia solium tapeworm. The pathogenesis of disseminated cysticercosis involves migration of Taenia solium embryos from the hepatoportal system to organs and tissues in the body. Symptoms may range anywhere from neurologic se...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication Center
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Rwanda Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rwandamedicaljournal.org/uploads/1/2/2/1/122149944/cr.19.19.pdf |