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An Unusual Clinical Case of Cysticercosis Mimicking a Triceps Enthesitis

[ ISSN : 2473-0688 ]

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Received: 17-Aug-2015

Accepted: 10-Sep-2015

Published: 25-Sep-2015

Case Report | Volume 1 - Issue 2 | Article DOI :

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Carlos A Guillen-Astete¹ and Mónica Luque-Alarcon²*

¹ Rheumatology Department, Urgencies and Emergency Unit, Spain
² Neurology Department, El Tajo Hospital, Spain

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Carlos A Guillen-Astete, Rheumatology department, Urgencies and Emergency Unit, Spain, Email: cguillen.hrc@salud. madrid.org

Abstract

We present a case report of a middle age female with a cysticercosis with a clinical feature resembling a triceps enthesitis. The absence of improvement with conventional enthesitis treatment and the inflammatory signs conducted to perform an ultrasound scan. It demonstrated two rounded lesions and an intense inflammatory reaction. Two cysticerci were surgical removed after antibiotic and antiparasitary treatment.

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Guillen-Astete CA and Luque-Alarcon M. An Unusual Clinical Case of Cysticercosis Mimicking a Triceps Enthesitis. SM J Case Rep. 2015;1(2):1007.