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Cysticercosis with an Orbital Tropism in Twins

Year: 2015

Type: article

Study design: Case Report

Abstract: Two fraternal twin sisters developed cysticercosis localizing to the right lateral orbit over the same period after a presumed common-source exposure in China. This case demonstrates that cysticercosis can be related to travel. Similar temporal and spatial occurrences of these infections suggest a genetic tropism of the infecting organism in these twins.

Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0205

Authors: Bradford W. Lee, Usha R. Kumar, Jonathan H. Lin, Deirdre E. Amaro, Don O. Kikkawa, Ramzi M. Alameddine, Maureen C. Lowe, Peter A. Hilger, Joseph M. Vinetz, Bobby S. Korn

Institutions: Regions Hospital, University of Minnesota, University of California San Diego, University of California San Diego Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Parasitic infections in humans and animals

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Eye Institute

Awards: G542921561, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Retinal Degeneration

OpenAlex ID: W1830900189

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Cites: 8

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