Cysticercosis of the tongue.
A 10-year-old Hindu boy had a gradually increasing swelling on the tongue, which was excised and diagnosed histopathologically as a case of cysticercosis. Involvement of the tongue as an isolated lesion has prompted us to present this case. A review on the subject is discussed.
Gupta
S C
SC
Department of Otolaryngology, Medical College, Allahabad, India.
Gupta
S C
SC
D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D013621:Taenia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014059:Tongue / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery