Subcutaneous nodules preceding convulsions due to neural cysticercosis

Subcutaneous and intramuscular cysticercosis: high-resolution sonography.

Sir, We read the article ‘Subcutaneous nodules preceding convulsions due to neural cysticercosis’ by Singrodia et al.[1] They had rightly pointed out that the prerequisite for successful treatment of cysticercosis with anthelminthics is early diagnosis; however, they did excisional biopsy for the diagnosis. Here, we want to draw the kind attention to a very important non-invasive diagnostic tec...

Subcutaneous Oral Cysticercosis

Cysticercosis is an infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium. Infestation by Taenia solium is common in area where pig bredding is not controlled and sanitation is inadequate. Latin America, Southern Africa, India, Southeast Asia and Europe are the most frequent locations of occurrence. The larval form of cyst is commonly seen in the brain, meninges and eyes. The remainder are located i...

Torticollis and Convulsions Apparently Due to Ascariasis

Subcutaneous Rheumatoid Nodules.

death to give reliable results. The postmortem interval as already defined established fixed limits for the interval and avoided possible overestimation of the amino acid concentration relative to time after death. Analysis of the results showed no evidence that a specific aminoacidopathy is implicated in the aetiology of cot death but has nevertheless improved our understanding of the biochemi...

Tetanic Convulsions Apparently Due to Ascariasis

Medical, Officer, Civil Hospital, Comilla On 1st September, 1942, at about 8 p.m., a boy, aged 6 years, was brought to the hospital. His father stated that in the morning he complained of pain in the abdomen, especially in the umbilical regiom In spite of the continuous dull pain he was given ordinary rice diet which he vomited. At about 5 p.m. convulsions started which gradually increased in i...