Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Multiple cysticerci as an unusual cause of mesenteric lymph node enlargement: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Multiple cysticerci as an unusual cause of mesenteric lymph node enlargement a case report Harsh Mohan Amanjit Bal and Rakhi Aulakh Address Government Medical College Sector-32A Chandigarh-160 030 India Email Harsh Mohan - drharshmohan@ Amanjit Bal - docaman5@ Rakhi Aulakh - rakhibatth@ Corresponding author Published 6 June 2008 Received 5 August 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 196 doi 1752-1947-2-196 Accepted 6 June 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 196 2008 Mohan et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Cysticercosis is a disease caused by infestation with the larval stage of the intestinal cestode Taenia solium. The parasite usually localizes to subcutaneous tissues and muscles causing palpable or visible nodules to the brain leading to epileptic attacks and to the eyes with visible nodules leading to blindness and atrophy. Case presentation Here we present the case of a 15-year-old girl who was incidentally detected as having mesenteric lymph node enlargement caused by multiple cysticerci. This is the second case report of lymph node enlargement due to cysticercus infestation. Conclusion This rare mode of presentation of cysticercus infestation highlights the importance of parasites as a cause of treatable lymph node enlargement. Introduction Cysticercosis is a disease caused by infestation with the larval stage of the intestinal cestode Taenia solium that occurs when humans become intermediate hosts. It is endemic in countries where raw or undercooked pork is consumed. Although no tropism for any tissue is known to date
