Cysticercosis of the oral cavity: report of seven cases.
Cysticercosis is a condition in which a human acts as the intermediate host of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Although cysticercosis is a common disease in some regions of the world and can occur in any body site, oral lesions are rare. This paper reviews the natural history of the disease and reports on seven cases of oral cysticercosis.
de Souza
P E
PE
Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Barreto
D C
DC
Fonseca
L M
LM
de Paula
A M
AM
Silva
E C
EC
Gomez
R S
RS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000469:parasitology; D013621:Taenia / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000469:parasitology