human cysticercosis , a potentially deadly infestation , is the consequence of ingestion of eggs of taenia solium . cysticercosis is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system , muscle and subcutaneous tissue . about here , we report a case of disseminated cysticercosis with multiple nodules in the subcutaneous tissue , brain and eyes . a 19-year - old female patient presented with multiple swellings of 1 year duration all over the body . since then , it gradually spread to involve the whole body [ figures 13 ] over a period of 4 months . subcutaneous circumscribed swellings over the neck subcutaneous circumscribed swellings over the back subcutaneous circumscribed swellings over the forearm she gave a history of seizures 10 months ago . they were generalised tonic clonic seizures with loss of consciousness in the post ictal period . on examination , multiple nodules ( approximately 80 ) they were skin - colored , well - circumscribed , nontender , firm in consistency , mobile and varying in size from 0.5 - 1.5 cm in diameter . haemoglobin was 11 g% and peripheral blood smear showed normocytic hypochromic anemia with mild eosinophila . histopathology showed features suggestive of parasitic granuloma with multinucleated giant cells and plenty of eosinophils admixed with necrosis [ figure 4 ] . ultrasonography of these lesions showed multiple well - defined cystic lesions of varying size with a few specks of calcification [ figure 5 ] . cranial computed tomography ( ct ) scan showed bilateral multiple small , hyperdense lesions in the supratentorial compartment . histopathology showing features suggestive of parasitic granuloma with multinucleated giant cells and plenty of eosinophils admixed with necrosis ultrasonogram of the left forearm showing well - defined cystic lesions based on the clinical features and investigations , a diagnosis of disseminated cysticercosis was made and the patient was started on oral albendazole 400 mg twice daily and prednisolone 20 mg twice daily for 3 weeks . there was an average decrease in the size of the cutaneous nodules by 0.5 cm after 3 weeks of treatment . cysticercosis is caused by the larva of the cestode , taenia solium , a pork tape worm . in india , cysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system in the world , but cysticercosis cutis has been reported much less frequently . the infection is common in india , africa , mexico and south america . in taeniasis , the adult taenia solium lives attached to the wall of the small intestine and may reach a length of 7 m. ova from the adult worm in human small intestine are passed in feces and may remain viable for weeks . histopathology showed a thick , fibrous capsule covered by several layers of epithelioid cells admixed with a few langerhans giant cells but without caseous necrosis surrounding a cystic cavity containing clear fluid and a white , irregularly shaped membranous structure representing a cysticercus larva . albendazole is more effective and less - expensive than other drugs for the treatment of neurocysticercosis . after 2 weeks of treatment with oral albendazole ( 10 mg / kg / day ) , there is a decrease in the size and number of the nodules . the currently accepted regimen for systemic , neurological and multiple cysts is either albendazole given for 8 days or longer in the dose of 15 mg / kg daily with simultaneous administration of steroids or 15 days of praziquantel ( 50 mg / kg daily ) . the case is being reported because of its disseminated cutaneous involvement and its association with neurocysticercosis .
disseminated cysticercosis is a parasitic infestation of pork tapeworm , taenia solium . 
 a 19-year - old female presented with multiple nodules all over her body since 12 months . 
 histopathology showed features suggestive of parasitic granuloma with multinucleated giant cells and plenty of eosinophils admixed with necrosis . 
 ultrasonography of these lesions showed multiple well - defined cystic lesions of varying size with a few specks of calcification . 
 cranial computed tomography scan showed bilateral , multiple , small hyperdense lesions in the supratentorial compartment . 
 she was treated with oral albendazole and oral corticosteroids . 
 this case is being reported because of its rare , disseminated nature with cutaneous , neural and ocular involvement .