A cysticercoid is the larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst. In tapeworm infections, cysticercoids can be seen in free form as well as enclosed by cysts in biological tissues such as the intestinal mucosa. Also referred to as metacestodes, they produce proteins enabling them to invade and to survive in the host. It is typically associated with cyclophyllid tapeworms that have an invertebrate intermediate host, but can appear in humans during the autoinfective cycle of Hymenolepis nana.
El cisticercoide es un estadio larvario de algunos cestodos que se caracteriza por la presencia del escólice, careciendo de la vesícula que está presente en el cisticerco. Se da esta forma en el Hymenolepis nana, cuando sus huevos son ingeridos por cucarachas, pulgas o escarabajos. Pueden presentarse en estado libre o dentro de quistes en la mucosa intestinal o tejidos biológicos.
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