Multiple nodules on the tongue of a patient with seizures.
Systemic cysticercosis with cerebral involvement is a serious disease that may be encountered with greater frequency in the southwestern United States because of the proximity to areas of endemic disease. Because oral lesions can occur, the dentist and dental specialists, by recognizing and performing biopsies of lesions in patients suspected of having the disease, can provide a valuable service.
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D002140:California; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D012640:Seizures / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology