Sheeza Basharat6 months ago

CT scan of Cysticercosis

This CT scan of the cysticercosis patient shows: >Ovoid flecks of calcification resembling the grains of rice in the soft tissue of lower extremities. > As it can be seen that the calcifications are parallel to the long axis of the muscle. This is the characteristic feature of infection with Taenia solium. >When the host detects this pathogen, it causes an inflammatory response and kills the larval cysts (cysticerci) which undergoes granulomatous change and become calcified. Case study by: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPI0Q4ChlxK/?utm_medium=copy_link