Human Cysticercosis in Subcutaneous Soft Tissues
10.4055/jkoa.1980.15.3.452
- Author:
Se Il SUK
;
In Suk OH
;
Min Young CHUNG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cysticercosis;
Subcutaneous Soft Tissue
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cysticercosis;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Extremities;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Male;
Seoul;
Upper Extremity
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1980;15(3):452-456
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
80 cases of Cysticercosis were studied and analysed, which were diagnoses by biopsy at Seoul National University in the past three years from January-1978 to March-1980. The results were summerized as follows. 1. The relative incidence ratio of cysticercosis among 18,941 surgical specimens was 0.42%. 2. The age group between 11 and 50 years old occupied 87.5%. 3. Of the 80 cases, there were 38 males and 42 female patients, without significant sex predominence. 4. The common sites of cysticercosis were upper extremities (35.0%) and anterior surface of the trunk (37.5%) 5. Epidemiologically, there was marked predominence of rural area over urban area. 6. There were 8 cases (10%) of definite cerebral cysticercosis and 4 cases (5%) of suspicious cerebral cysticercosis. 7. In the cases of nodular masses of extremities, the parasitic infection, especiaily cysticercosis celluiosae, must be included in differential diagnosis distinguished from other soft tissue tumors.
