TY - JOUR
T1 - Oral cysticercosis
T2 - Case report and review of the literature
AU - Elias, Fernando Melhem
AU - Martins, Marília Trierveiler
AU - Foronda, Rodrigo
AU - Jorge, Waldyr Antônio
AU - De Araújo, Ney Soares
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infested by the larvae of Taenia solium, acting as an intermediate host instead of definitive. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event, and it represents a difficulty in clinical diagnosis. A case of oral cysticercosis in a 23-year-old white female who presented a painless swelling in the dorsal portion of the tongue is reported. An excisional biopsy was performed and histopathological examination revealed a cystic cavity containing the tapeworm.
AB - Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infested by the larvae of Taenia solium, acting as an intermediate host instead of definitive. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event, and it represents a difficulty in clinical diagnosis. A case of oral cysticercosis in a 23-year-old white female who presented a painless swelling in the dorsal portion of the tongue is reported. An excisional biopsy was performed and histopathological examination revealed a cystic cavity containing the tapeworm.
KW - Cysticercus cellulosae
KW - Oral cysticercosis
KW - Taenia solium
KW - Taeniasis
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U2 - 10.1590/S0036-46652005000200007
DO - 10.1590/S0036-46652005000200007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15880221
AN - SCOPUS:18544374676
SN - 0036-4665
VL - 47
SP - 95
EP - 98
JO - Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
JF - Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
IS - 2
ER -