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A case of intramuscular cysticercosis diagnosed definitively by mitochondrial DNA analysis of extremely calcified cysts.
Parasitology international - 1 Jun 2006
Yamasaki Hiroshi, Nagase Teruaki, Kiyoshige Yoshiro, Suzuki Mamoru, Nakaya Kazuhiro, Itoh Yukio, Sako Yasuhito, Nakao Minoru, Ito Akira
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A case of obsolete intramuscular cysticercosis diagnosed definitively by mitochondrial DNA analysis of extremely calcified cysts was reported. X-ray and computed tomography findings highly suggested cysticercosis due to Taenia solium; however, no direct evidence of cysticercosis was obtained through serological or histopathological examinations. Mitochondrial DNA analysis of a histopathological specimen confirmed...
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