Pediatric Cysticercosis

  • Etiology: Taenia solium parasiste
  • Imaging:
    — Findings depend on life cycle of parasit
    — Calcification upon parasite death
  • DDX:
  • Complications:
  • Treatment:
  • Clinical:

Radiology Cases of Cysticercosis

MRI of cysticercosis
Axial T2 (above left), FLAIR (above right), T1 without contrast (below left) and T1 MRI with contrast (below right) of the brain show a small round cystic lesion in the left frontoparietal region at the grey matter-white matter junction with a large amount of surrounding edema that enhances peripherally.