Giant Cysticercosis of the Right Kidney: A Case Report

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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Clinical Case Reports
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2024-11-27
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9624
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Parasitic infections in humans and animals
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Giant Cysticercosis of the Right Kidney: A Case Report

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Parasitic infections in humans and animals
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Giant Cysticercosis of the Right Kidney: A Case Report

Yuxuan Wang, Huaqing Tan, Xukun Gao, Yuntai Cao, Yumeng Zhang
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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.

Clinical Case ReportsVol. 12(12)
Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Good health and well-being
Openalex Percentile: Top 65%
Parasitic infections in humans and animals
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