The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after consuming raw or undercooked pork.

The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts in soft tissues.

“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium — also known as the pork tapeworm.” He explained that the unnamed patient developed the ...

United States doctor Dam Ghali shared the image of an unnamed patient, claiming it was “one of the most insane X-rays I’ve ...

He explained: "This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially these are larval cysts of taenia solium - also known as the pork tapeworm." According to Ghali, this occurs from a human ...

He explained: “This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially these are larval cysts of taenia solium – also known as the pork tapeworm.” According to Ghali, this occurs from a human ...

A doctor has shared stomach-turning X-ray images of a man who had tapeworms breeding inside of him after he made a serious ...

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