Open AccessEncysted Tenia solium larva of oral cavity: Case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
B Krishnamoorthy,
Gundareddy N. Suma,
Manu Dhillon,
Siddharth Srivastava,
Manisha Sharma,
Sangeeta Malik
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.101103
Subject(s) - cysticercosis , taenia solium , medicine , oral cavity , girl , nodule (geology) , pathology , dentistry , biology , paleontology , genetics
Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of the pig tapeworm, Tenia solium. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event and is often a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. We report a 12-year-old girl who presented with a single, painless, nodule on the lower lip that was diagnosed as cysticercosis. Current literature on the clinical presentations, investigations, and treatment of the condition has been reviewed in this article. We have also proposed a set of criteria for the diagnosis of oral cysticercosis.