Submacular Cysticercosis

Introduction: Submacular Cysticercosis

Description of Submacular Cysticercosis

Submacular Cysticercosis (medical condition): An infectious disease caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. If the larvae are ingested then a mild or asymptomatic tapeworm infection occurs. However, ingested eggs pass into the bloodstream where they can then enter various tissues and form the cysts that characterize cysticercosis.

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Cysticercosis:
  »Introduction: Cysticercosis
  »Symptoms of Cysticercosis
  »Treatments for Cysticercosis

Submacular Cysticercosis: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Submacular Cysticercosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Submacular Cysticercosis, or a subtype of Submacular Cysticercosis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Submacular Cysticercosis as a Disease

Submacular Cysticercosis: Another name for Cysticercosis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Cysticercosis
  »Symptoms of Cysticercosis
  »Treatments for Cysticercosis

Submacular Cysticercosis: Related Diseases

Submacular Cysticercosis: Submacular Cysticercosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Worm conditions
• Diseases contagious from food
• Diseases contagious from contaminated water
• Diseases contagious from pigs

Causes of Submacular Cysticercosis

Some of the causes of Submacular Cysticercosis are included in the list below:

• Taenia solium
• Teniasis

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Symptoms of Submacular Cysticercosis (Cysticercosis)

Some of the symptoms of Submacular Cysticercosis incude:

• Muscle Cysticercosis symptoms:
  • No symptoms - in some cases
  • Lumps under your skin
• Eye cysticercosis symptoms:
  • Blurry vision

See full list of 28 symptoms of Submacular Cysticercosis (Cysticercosis)

Treatments for Submacular Cysticercosis (Cysticercosis)

Treatments for Submacular Cysticercosis (Cysticercosis) include:

• Anti-parasitic drugs
• Anti-imflammatory drugs
• Eye surgery
• No treatment - not all cases require treatment

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Treatment of Submacular Cysticercosis: For more treatment information about Submacular Cysticercosis, see treatment of Cysticercosis (Submacular Cysticercosis)

Submacular Cysticercosis: Article Excerpts about Cysticercosis

Cysticercosis is an infection caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Infection occurs when the tapeworm larvae enter the body and form cysticerci (SIS-tuh-sir-KEY) (cysts). When cysticerci are found in the brain, the condition is called neurocysticercosis (NEW-row SIS-tuh-sir-KO-sis). (Source: excerpt from Cysticercosis: DPD)

Terms associated with Submacular Cysticercosis:

Terms Similar to Submacular Cysticercosis:

• Taeniasis
• Cysticercosis
• Neurocysticercosis

Source - NIH

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