Giant Cysticercosis of the Right Kidney: A Case Report

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Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2024 Nov 29

PMID 39610993

Authors

Yumeng Zhang

Huaqing Tan

Xukun Gao

Yuxuan Wang

Yuntai Cao

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Abstract

Cysticercosis, although reported in several parts of the body, especially the liver, lesions occurring in the kidney are particularly rare. We report a 58-year-old female patient with intermittent epigastric pain, who was found to have a huge occupancy of the right kidney on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which was confirmed to have a predominantly cystic component, with no clear enhancement on CT images after injection of contrast medium, and significant enhancement of the peritoneum and septum visible on MRI. This case reports a case and its rarity of cysticercosis occurring in the kidney.

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