Ultrasound of a Cysticercal Cyst in the Brachialis Muscle

Authors: Bhalla, Manav Inderparkash¹; Bhalla, Namrata M¹; Mehta, Paresh R¹

Source: Ultrasound, Volume 17, Number 3, August 2009 , pp. 150-152(3)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease, which is common in developing countries and in the immigrant populations of developed countries. It most commonly presents as neurocysticercosis, but rarely involves the muscles, where it may mimic a tumour. On ultrasound, the intramuscular form is seen as a well-defined, elliptical cystic lesion with an eccentric hyperechoic area within it. Surrounding inflammation may be seen within the muscle. Lesions with similar ultrasound characteristics observed within the muscle should raise a suspicion of cysticercosis in patients that may have been exposed to this parasite.

Keywords: Muscular Cysticercosis; Ultrasonography; Parasitic Infection in Soft Tissue; Cysticercosis of Brachialis

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/174313409X448624

Affiliations: 1: <aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Vivekanand Imaging Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India</addr-line>

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