title: Oral cysticercosis-a rare presentation.
abstract: Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infected with larvae of Taenia solium. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event, and it represents difficulty in clinical diagnosis. A case of oral cysticercosis in 11 year old girl is presented which complained of painless swelling for 6 months. A FNAC was performed which revealed bluish pink fibrillary material and interspersed nuclei and fragments of wall of larvae. Patient was treated with antihelminthic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Garima
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Rajnish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duhan
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole