Abstract
Twenty-five patients with calcified neurocysticercosis (two to four intraparenchymal brain calcifications) were asked to have a non-contrasted computed tomography (CT) scan of the thighs to determine the frequency of muscle calcifications detected by this technique. Thirteen (52%) showed one or more muscle calcifications. The numbers of calcifications in the thighs and the brain were not correlated. Patients with a positive CT scan for muscle calcifications were also examined by X-rays to compare both methods. Only 6 of 13 had visible calcifications on X-ray. Thigh CT scans can demonstrate muscle calcifications in a significant proportion of patients with calcified neurocysticercosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 775-779 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CT scan
- Cysticercosis
- Neurocysticercosis
- Peru
- Taenia solium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases