"Taenia solium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects swine. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of cured or undercooked pork.
| Descriptor ID |
D041201
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.215.895.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Taenia solium- Taenia solium
- Taenia soliums
- soliums, Taenia
- Tapeworm, Pork
- Pork Tapeworm
- Pork Tapeworms
- Tapeworms, Pork
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Taenia solium" by people in Profiles.
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Cysticercosis in ophthalmology. Surv Ophthalmol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 67(2):544-569.
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Disseminated cysticercosis and Kaposi sarcoma in a child with HIV/AIDS: A case report. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 25; 20(1):309.
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In Response. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Sep; 93(3):673.
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Intraventricular Taenia solium cysts presenting with Bruns syndrome and indications for emergent neurosurgery. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Jun; 92(6):1261-4.
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Somatostatin negatively regulates parasite burden and granulomatous responses in cysticercosis. Biomed Res Int. 2014; 2014:247182.
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Corticosteroid withdrawal precipitates perilesional edema around calcified Taenia solium cysts. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Nov; 89(5):919-23.