title: Cysticercosis of the tongue.
abstract: Cysticercosis is a condition in which a human being acts as the intermediate host of Taenia solium, a pork tape worm. The oral mucosa is an uncommonly involved site. A rurally living 35 year old vegetarian female presented with a swelling over the right side of her tongue of seven months duration. Histopathology of excisional biopsy revealed it to be cysticercosis. Diagnosis of cysticercosis was clinically unsuspected. The patient was referred to the general medical clinic for further treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dental Department, Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Dental Department, Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gaunt
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sigdel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*