title: Oral cysticercosis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernando Melhem
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: Marília Trierveiler
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Foronda
authors.forename: Waldyr Antônio
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.forename: Ney Soares de
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Araújo
mesh_terms: 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