Mylohyoid cysticercosis: a rare submandibular mass.
Cysticercosis is endemic in developing countries such as India. This infection is acquired via ingestion of cysticerci, the larvae of the Taenia solium (tapeworm, or cestode), in uncooked/undercooked pork or fecally contaminated food or water. Although skeletal muscle commonly harbors the cysticerci, we report a case in which they had infested the mylohyoid muscle in the floor of mouth, a site that has not been mentioned previously in the literature.
Virk
Ramandeep Singh
RS
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. virkdoc@hotmail.com
Panda
Naresh
N
Ghosh
Shakuntala
S
D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D041201:Taenia solium
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole