%0 Case Reports
%T Role of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Diagnosing Cysticercosis.
%A Mahalingam S
%A R G
%A Karn S
%A Dhar S
%A Purushothaman S
%J Cureus
%V 13
%N 8
%D Aug 2021
%M 34540413
暂无%R 10.7759/cureus.17013
%X Soft-tissue swelling is common in clinical practice and few common causes are lipoma, sebaceous cyst, abscess, etc. Though rare, myocutaneous cysticercosis can also be a differential. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can help diagnose myocutaneous cysticercosis, which can predict neurocysticercosis among patients presenting with headaches and seizures. Myocutaneous cysticercosis is often seen as a cystic lesion with eccentric hyperechoic foci (scolex) in ultrasound. Here, we describe a case of multiple swellings in the neck and forearm associated with headache, which turned out to be myocutaneous cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, diagnosed with the help of ultrasound.