Oral Cysticercosis- A Diagnostic Dilemma
Published: June 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6044
Pavan G kulkarni, Pavan Palakurthy, Keerthi Muddana, Rateesh kumar Nandan
1. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgonda, Telangana, India.
2. Post Graduate, Department of Oral Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgonda, Telangana, India.
3. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgonda, Telangana, India.
4. Professor and Head of Department, Department of Oral Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Narketpally, Nalgonda, Telangana, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Pavan G Kulkarni,
Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences,
Narketpally, Nalgonda – 508254, Telangana, India.
E-mail : drpgkulkarni@rediffmail.com
Cysticercosis, a helminthic disease commonly seen in India, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Southern Africa, results from extraintestinal encystation of the larval form of Taenia solium. It is a condition in which man acts as intermediate host instead of definitive host. The most frequent sites of cysticercosis are subcutaneous layers, brain, muscles, heart, liver, lungs, and peritoneum. Oral cysticercosis is considered rare and cause cystic swellings or nodules in the mouth and a precise clinical diagnosis is not usually established. Here, we report a case of oral cysticercosis in a 32-year-old female occurring in the mentalis muscle presenting as asymptomatic nodule.
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