Presentation
Incidental finding
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Rice grain calcification - cysticercosis
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Typical calcified rice bodies in all the muscles around the knee. They are dead cysts and are usually asymptomatic.
Case Discussion
The rice grain calcification is characteristic of infection with Taenia solium (cysticercosis).
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