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Musculoskeletal cysticercosis

Case contributed by Vikrant Firke
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Gender: Male

Cysticerci seen as oblong calcific specks in the skeletal muscles parallel to the muscle fibers (rice-grain calcification).

Case Discussion

Co-authored by: Dr. Abhinav Ranwaka.

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