Cysticercosis cellulosae. An unusual cause of a labial swelling.
A case of cysticercosis cellulosae presenting as an isolated swelling of the labial mucosa, clinically diagnosed as a mucocele, is described. The important implications of such a diagnosis are discussed along with a resumé of the natural history of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm.
Fazakerley
M W
MW
Liverpool Dental Hospital.
Woolgar
J A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000469:parasitology; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D013621:Taenia / Q000254:growth & development
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth