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  • Title: [Disseminated cysticercosis: report of three cases in Togo].
    Author: Mouhari-Toure A, N'Timon B, Kumako V, Darre T, Saka B, Tchaou M, Amegbor K, Kombate K, Balogou AA, Pitche P.
    Journal: Bull Soc Pathol Exot; 2015 Aug; 108(3):165-70. PubMed ID: 25893814.
    Abstract:
    We report 3 cases of disseminated cysticercosis (DC) in adult male subjects in Togo. All had consulted in dermatology for asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules. The diagnosis was confirmed by histology of a resected nodule. Computed tomography allowed us to bring out the widespread dissemination of cysticerci. The skin, brain, muscle, eye, thyroid, and pleura were the affected organs. Treatment was based on albendazole and betamethasone, with adverse side effects in 2 of our 3 patients. Our 3 observations seem to be the first of their kind in Togo. The mechanism of contamination in these disseminated forms is not yet elucidated, however ingesting a gravid proglottis could be the basis of the widespread dissemination of cysticerci in the body. No consensus has yet been established in the treatment of DC and the management should follow the guideline for treatment of neurocysticercosis and ocular cysticercosis.
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