CYSTICERCOSIS OF FOREARM TREATED CONSERVATIVELY: A RARE CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Dr. Vivek kumar; Dr. Abhinav Bhardwaj; Dr. Janak A Rathod; Dr Seema; Dr Mitesh Patel

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

CYSTICERCOSIS OF FOREARM TREATED CONSERVATIVELY: A RARE CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Dr. Vivek Kumar, Dr. Abhinav Bhardwaj, Dr. Janak A Rathod, Dr Seema, Dr Mitesh Patel

Abstract :

Due to vague clinical presentation and unfamiliarity of clinicians with this entity, it is difficult to diagnosis when seen as an isolated cyst. Traditional treatment is surgical excision and a course of deworming agents. Cysticercosis is an infection caused by the larvae of the tapeworm, Taenia solium. Neuro cysticercosis is the most common clinical presentation of cysticerci infestation in the human body, but it may be rarely encountered in other body parts like skeletal muscle, subcutaneous tissue and eye. Cysticercosis is a common human infestation in the developing world.

CASE REPORT: A 23yr old female presented in the orthopaedics OPD with complain of swelling over the right forearm since 4 months. It was diagnosed as a cysticercosis on ultrasonography of forearm and it revealed a scolex, the aim of this case report was to document a rare presentation of cysticercosis cyst in forearm. It was treated by albendazole400mg (15mg/kg/day) for twice a day dose daily for 3 weeks.

The patient came for follow up after 6 weeks and no swelling was palpable and USG reports at 10 week did not reveal any cystic lesion.

CONCLUSION: Our patient responded to medical therapy as confirmed by 10 week ultrasound, and can be successfully treated non-surgically with an oral drug regimen consisting of albendazole.