From: Disseminated cysticercosis in China with complex and variable clinical manifestations: a case series
 | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Area | Beijing | Henan | Helongjiang | |
Sex | female | male | male | |
Age | 18 | 24 | 42 | |
Eye | Presentation | floaters and blurred vision of left eye | diminution of vision of left eye | diminution of vision of right eye |
Intraocular pressures | normal | no test | no test | |
Slip lamp examination | inflammation of left eye | no report | no report | |
Fundus examination | left vitreous cyst | left extraocular cyst | right orbital cyst | |
left optic disc edema | negative | negative | ||
vitreous cyst flat mount identified | cyst biopsy identified | cyst biopsy identified | ||
CNS | Presentation | headache | headache | seizure |
MRI | parenchymal brain | parenchymal brain | parenchymal brain | |
cerebellum | negative | negative | ||
Soft tissues | MRI | rectus muscles | orbital tissues | orbital tissues |
facial and the neck muscles | negative | negative | ||
tongue | negative | negative | ||
diaphragm | negative | negative | ||
abdominal muscles | negative | negative | ||
X-ray | negative | forearm | chest muscles | |
IgG antibody | Serum | positive | positive | positive |
CSF | positive | positive | positive |