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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2020

Myocysticercosis as a Rare Cause of Hand Swelling involving Thenar Group of Muscles: A Case Report.

Saugat Kc, Gaurav Neupane, Anand Regmi, Sujit Shrestha

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saugat KcDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Gaurav NeupaneDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Anand RegmiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Sujit ShresthaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.
Chitwan Medical College · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Larval form of Taenia solium causes cysticercosis that commonly involves the central nervous system. Other sites of manifestation are eye, gastrointestinal system, skeletal muscles and subcutaneous tissues. Isolated muscular involvement is rare with only a handful of cases reported in the literature. We present this case of an isolated symtomatic hand swelling due to Myocysticercosis which pose diagnostic dilemma. This should be considered in differential diagnosis in our developing nation and especially in endemic region. High resolution ultrasound of the hand (thenar region) helped in the diagnosis and is often diagnostic like in our case. The treatment of choice of an isolated symptomatic lesion without involvement of central nervous system is surgical excision which we did followed by short course of antiheminthic and anti-inflammatory medication for two weeks.

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CysticercosisTaenia soliumAnimalsFemaleHandHumansUltrasonographycysticercosis; excision; solitary cyst; symptomatic.

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PMID32968301
PMCPMC7580367
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