Title
Case report: Cysticercosis with an orbital tropism in twins
Date Issued
01 October 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lee B.W.
Kumar U.R.
Kikkawa D.O.
Alameddine R.M.
Korn B.S.
Lin J.H.
Amaro D.E.
Lowe M.C.
Hilger P.A.
University of California
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
Two fraternal twin sisters developed cysticercosis localizing to the right lateral orbit over the same period after a presumed common-source exposure in China. This case demonstrates that cysticercosis can be related to travel. Similar temporal and spatial occurrences of these infections suggest a genetic tropism of the infecting organism in these twins.
Start page
828
End page
830
Volume
93
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Patología
Medicina tropical
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84943558337
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
Sponsor(s)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - I01BX002284 - VA
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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