Oral cysticercosis: case report and review of the literature.
Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infested by the larvae of Taenia solium, acting as an intermediate host instead of definitive. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event, and it represents a difficulty in clinical diagnosis. A case of oral cysticercosis in a 23-year-old white female who presented a painless swelling in the dorsal portion of the tongue is reported. An excisional biopsy was performed and histopathological examination revealed a cystic cavity containing the tapeworm.
Elias
Fernando Melhem
FM
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Martins
Marília Trierveiler
MT
Foronda
Rodrigo
R
Jorge
Waldyr Antônio
WA
Araújo
Ney Soares de
NS
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery