title: Calcified onchocercal nodule in the infratemporal fossa: a rare case.
abstract: Onchocerciasis is a parasitic tropical disease that often presents as multiple, superficial nodules. When it is unique and deeply situated, its clinical diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of a calcified onchocercoma that was localised to the infratemporal fossa.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Odontologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France; EA 2496, Université Paris Descartes; Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université Paris Diderot. Electronic address: cedric.mauprivez@univ-paris-diderot.fr.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mauprivez
authors.affiliation: Service d'Odontologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harlay
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gruffaz
authors.affiliation: Service de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goudot
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009855:Onchocerciasis
keywords: Infratemporal fossa; Onchocerciasis; Onchocercoma; Parasitic disease