Case of Cysticercus Cellulosæ.

A Case of Sub-Conjunctival Cysticercus Cellulosæ

through the lower lid as a distinct swelling which becomes decidedly more prominent when the patient looks upwards. On everting the right lower lid, there is an ovoid cyst-like swelling occupying the middle third of the lower part of the ocular conjunctiva. The growth nearly approaches the fornix. It is somewhat adherent to the over-lying conjunctiva, and moves fairly freely over the sclerotic....

Cysticercus Cellulosæ of Tongue

Generalized Cysticercosis Cellulosæ

Large Cysticercus in the Cerebellopontine Angle: Case Report

Intracranial cysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection 1. Human cysticercosis is caused by ingestion of food contaminated with the ova of Taenia solium. Gastric juices dissolve the outer shell of the ova to release the primary larvae or oncospheres which penetrate the mucosa and enter the bloodstream. They can lodge in any tissue but have predilection for brain. These cysts may lodge...

The Chemistry of Cysticercus Fasciolaris

The sarcomas arising in rat livers at the surface of the cysts surrounding the tapeworm larvae, Cysticercus fasciolaris (Taeniu taeniaformis), have been extensively studied by Curtis, Dunning, and Bullock, (1). Recently in this laboratory, as part of a cooperative investigation sponsored by The International Cancer Research Foundation, a chemical investigation of the extractable components of t...