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.
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