Subcutaneous Taenia crassiceps cysticercosis in a dog.

J Am Vet Med Assoc

Service de Parasitologie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France.

Published: July 1993

Taenia crassiceps larvae, typically found in rodents, were recovered from fluctuant subcutaneous cystic lesions in a dog. Differential diagnosis included Taenia crassiceps cysticercosis, other metacestode infections, and pseudotumoral skin diseases.

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