Hepatic cysticercosis. Report of an unusual case

We report a case of hepatic cysticercosis in a 62-year-old man who had been diagnosed with a colonic adenocarcinoma 9 years previously. Additional clinical studies failed to show disease in the soft tissues, brain, orbit and heart. The patient was successfully treated with a course of praziquantel a...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical gastroenterology Vol. 20; no. 2; p. 160
Main Authors:	Sickel, J Z, Fultz, P J, Penwarden, B, Laczin, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-03-1995
Subjects:	Adenocarcinoma - complications Biopsy Colonic Neoplasms - complications Cysticercosis - diagnosis Cysticercosis - drug therapy Cysticercosis - epidemiology Humans Liver - parasitology Liver - pathology Liver Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis Liver Diseases, Parasitic - drug therapy Liver Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Praziquantel - therapeutic use Prednisone - therapeutic use
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Summary:	We report a case of hepatic cysticercosis in a 62-year-old man who had been diagnosed with a colonic adenocarcinoma 9 years previously. Additional clinical studies failed to show disease in the soft tissues, brain, orbit and heart. The patient was successfully treated with a course of praziquantel and prednisone and is alive and well 28 months after diagnosis. This is the first reported case of hepatic cysticercosis that has resulted in significant morbidity.
ISSN:	0192-0790
DOI:	10.1097/00004836-199503000-00021