"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003551
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.190.902.185
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cysticercosis" 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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Orbital cysticercosis. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jun 08; 2018.
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Superior oblique muscle cysticercosis: importance of long-term assessment by a single observer. Can J Ophthalmol. 2018 10; 53(5):e193-e195.
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Extraocular muscle cysticercosis: never skip steroids. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jan 09; 2018.
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Cysticercosis of the eyelid. BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Aug 29; 2017.
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Somatostatin negatively regulates parasite burden and granulomatous responses in cysticercosis. Biomed Res Int. 2014; 2014:247182.
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Neglected parasitic infections in the United States: needs and opportunities. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 May; 90(5):783-785.
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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.
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Neglected infections of poverty in Texas and the rest of the United States: management and treatment options. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Aug; 92(2):170-81.