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Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by larval cysts of pork tapeworm Taenia solium; it affects the brain, eyes, and muscles. A person contracts cysticercosis by ingesting eggs found in the feces of a person with the intestinal tapeworm (via contaminated vegetables or water); it is not contracted by eating undercooked pork.
It can be asymptomatic for months to years; signs and symptoms occur when cysts begin to die, leading to localized swelling and inflammation. Ocular disease affects 13–46% of cysticercosis patients and may affect the orbit, adnexa, and intraocular contents.
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Seymen, Z. (2021). Cysticercosis. In: Foster, C.S., Anesi, S.D., Chang, P.Y. (eds) Uveitis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52974-1_55
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