Cysticercosis is a parasitological disease that occurs after ingestion of food or water contaminated with eggs of Taenia solium¹. Clinical presentation results from haematogenous dissemination of the larval form of the parasite to the organs, namely central nervous system and muscles¹. We present an 88-year-old man with incidental radiologic finding of diffuse fusiform calcifications with axial orientation along the muscle fibre plane, with “starry sky appearance” in the thorax (Fig. 1), pelvis (Fig. 2) and limbs. He was asymptomatic and had no evidence of neurologic involvment. The radiologic findings are extremely rare^1,2and pathognomonic of disseminated cysticercosis³. No therapy for cysticercosis was given.

Figura I

Pelvic X-Ray showing “starry sky” calcifications pathognomic for disseminated cystercosis.

Figura II

Chest X-Ray showing typical fusiform calcifications with orientation along the muscle plain.

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[1] Lin MP, Chen YL, Tzeng WS. BMJ Case Rep. Extensive disseminated cysticercosis. 2014 Jan 20;2014. pii: bcr2013202807. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202807.