Case Report: Cysticercosis: Sonographic Diagnosis of a Treatable Cause of Epilepsy and Skin Nodules.
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SUBMITTER: Heller T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5805047 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
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Case Report: Cysticercosis: Sonographic Diagnosis of a Treatable Cause of Epilepsy and Skin Nodules.
Heller Tom T Wallrauch Claudia C Kaminstein Daniel D Phiri Sam S
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20170928 6
A case of disseminated cysticercosis of brain, muscle subcutaneous tissue is reported and the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound in the diagnosis of the condition emphasized. ...[more]
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