OCULAR CYSTICERCOSIS A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Stanley Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Cysticercosis is caused by the metacestode or a larval stage of Taenia solium,the pork tapeworm.The clinical syndromes caused by t.solium are categorised as either cysticercosis or taeniasis.
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Radhakrishnan B, Anuradha T. R, Saraswathy E
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