Oral Cysticercosis- A Diagnostic Dilemma

Cysticercosis, a helminthic disease commonly seen in India, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Southern Africa, results from extraintestinal encystation of the larval form of Taenia solium. It is a condition in which man acts as intermediate host instead of definitive host. The most frequent sites of...

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Published inJournal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. ZD01 - ZD02
Main Authors Kulkarni, Pavan G, Palakurthy, Pavan, Muddana, Keerthi, Nandan, Rateesh Kumar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited 01.06.2015
JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
Subjects
cysticercus cellulosae
Dentistry Section
mentalis muscle
taenia solium
Cysticercus cellulosae
Taenia solium
Mentalis muscle
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Summary:Cysticercosis, a helminthic disease commonly seen in India, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Southern Africa, results from extraintestinal encystation of the larval form of Taenia solium. It is a condition in which man acts as intermediate host instead of definitive host. The most frequent sites of cysticercosis are subcutaneous layers, brain, muscles, heart, liver, lungs, and peritoneum. Oral cysticercosis is considered rare and cause cystic swellings or nodules in the mouth and a precise clinical diagnosis is not usually established. Here, we report a case of oral cysticercosis in a 32-year-old female occurring in the mentalis muscle presenting as asymptomatic nodule.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2015/11759.6044