title: Masseter muscle cysticercosis: a common disease with uncommon presentation.
abstract: Cysticercosis in humans is caused by Taenia solium larvae infestation. Oral cysticercosis is a rare condition and is challenging to diagnose. We present a case of masseter cysticercosis in a young woman who presented with painful recurrent cheek swelling. Diagnosis confirmed it after neuroimaging and histopathological examination of the excised lesion from masseter muscle.
authors: Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. goforrameshwar@gmail.com
authors: Rameshwar Nath
authors: RN
authors: Chaurasia
authors: Shalini
authors: S
authors: Jaiswal
authors: Deepak
authors: D
authors: Gautam
authors: Vijay Nath
authors: VN
authors: Mishra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002610:Cheek / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D003552:Cysticercus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
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