Cysticercosis cellulosae cutis: A forgotten entity

Abstract

Cysticercosis cellulosa cutis is caused by larval stage of Taenia solium. It most commonly affects central nervous system, muscle, and subcutaneous tissue. Here, we report a case of 70-year-old female who was misdiagnosed on ultrasound as abscess and was treated with no improvement. Later, she was diagnosed on FNAC as cutaneous cysticercosis. Hence, we report this case because of its uncommon clinical presentation and diagnostic difficulty.

Keywords

• Cutaneous cysticercosis
• cutaneous manifestation of Taenia solium
• cysticercosis cellulosa cutis
• multiple subcutaneous nodules in 70 year old