Open AccessLabial hydatid cyst – A rare entity
Author(s) -
Abhishek Banerjee,
Elampavai Elangovan,
Kumar Shankar Mitra,
Alangkar Saha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_322_18
Subject(s) - hydatid cyst , zoonotic disease , echinococcus , cyst , oral cavity , head and neck , infestation , medicine , rare disease , pathology , disease , echinococcosis , biology , surgery , dentistry , botany
Hydatid cyst is a parasitic infestation by tapeworm Echinococcus . This endemic disease is prevalent in the Middle East and Southeast Asian populations. This zoonotic disease is mainly transmitted by cattle and dogs. Few studies have been reported in the head-and-neck region. There are very few isolated cases have been reported within the oral cavity region. No case until now has been isolated from the labial mucosa. We now present one such case here.