"Cysticercosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Infection with CYSTICERCUS, the larval form of the various tapeworms of the genus Taenia (usually T. solium in man). In humans they penetrate the intestinal wall and invade subcutaneous tissue, brain, eye, muscle, heart, liver, lung, and peritoneum. Brain involvement results in NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS.
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D003551
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.190.902.185
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cysticercosis" by people in Profiles.
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Seasonal patterns in risk factors for Taenia solium transmission: a GPS tracking study of pigs and open human defecation in northern Peru. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Jul 16; 12(1):352.
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Subcutaneous nodules of cysticercosis as a sign of asymptomatic neurocysticercosis in an HIV positive patient. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2018 Nov-Dec; 51(6):861-863.
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Seroprevalence of Taenia solium antibodies in a cohort of Bolivian immigrants in Italy. Acta Trop. 2018 Sep; 185:107-109.
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Kidney cysticercosis, cysticercosis related kidney disease and cysticercosis in patients with underlying renal problem: A Rare but important tropical renal infection. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2018 May-Jun; 29(3):737-738.
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Clinical Profile of Ocular Cysticercosis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2018; 26(4):558.
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Mapping the residual incidence of taeniasis and cysticercosis in Colombia, 2009-2013, using geographical information systems: Implications for public health and travel medicine. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2018 Mar - Apr; 22:51-57.
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Cysticercosis and cytodiagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 2018 03; 46(3):287.
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Temporalis cysticerci. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 02; 119(1):83.
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Target product profiles for the diagnosis of Taenia solium taeniasis, neurocysticercosis and porcine cysticercosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Sep; 11(9):e0005875.
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Liquid silicone injection in the chest wall simulating cysticercosis. J Bras Pneumol. 2017 Sep-Oct; 43(5):399.