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Coenurosis is human infection with larval forms of the animal tapeworms Taenia (Multiceps) multiceps and Taenia serialis. The coenurus is a fluid-filled cyst that is a few millimeters to 2 cm or more in diameter. The wall is a thin,…

Clinical syndromes associated with infection with Taenia species tapeworms include intestinal disease caused by adult parasites (i.e., taeniasis) and single or multiorgan inflammatory conditions associated with larval stages within tissue (i.e., cysticercosis and coenurosis). Distinguishing morphologic features of adult tapeworms…