title: Platyhelminthes in tongue--a rare case and review.
abstract: Humans are the only known definitive host of the tapeworm Taenia solium and become a carrier by eating undercooked pork contaminated with "Cysticercus cellulosae" (cysticerci). Pigs act as an intermediate host and acquire cysticercosis by ingestion of eggs or proglottids from human feces, which develop into cysticerci within tissue, mostly without causing clinical symptoms in the host. Cysticercosis occurs in humans in a context of "fecal peril" by ingestion of egg-contaminated soil, water, vegetation, or auto-infestation. It has been reported in the published data that the separation of swine from humans, healthy cooking, and hygienic practices would lead to the eradication of the disease. However, cysticercosis is still a major public health problem in endemic regions, with more than 50 million infected people and is now a re-emerging disease in industrialized countries owing to human migration. It is the second most common cause of seizures in tropical countries. We report a case of oral cysticercosis in a 28-year-old woman who presented with a painless swelling in the ventral portion of the tongue. An excisional biopsy was performed, and histopathologic examination revealed a cystic cavity containing the tapeworm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. drdsgupta@gmail.com
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Padam Narayan
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: Sunit K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jurel
authors.forename: Shilpi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Uday R
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Dangi
authors.forename: Sudhansu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D014612:Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D014612:Vaccines; D015766:Albendazole