title: Encysted Tenia solium larva of oral cavity: Case report with review of literature.
abstract: Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of the pig tapeworm, Tenia solium. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event and is often a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. We report a 12-year-old girl who presented with a single, painless, nodule on the lower lip that was diagnosed as cysticercosis. Current literature on the clinical presentations, investigations, and treatment of the condition has been reviewed in this article. We have also proposed a set of criteria for the diagnosis of oral cysticercosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS- Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India.
authors.forename: Bhuvana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krishnamoorthy
authors.forename: Gundareddy N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Suma
authors.forename: Manu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.forename: Siddharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Manisha Lakhanpal
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sangeeta Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Malik