Open AccessOral Cysticercosis in a Pediatric Patient: A Rare Case Report with Review
Author(s) -
Puneet Goenka,
Aditi Sarawgi,
Kirti Asopa,
Parvind Gumber,
Samir Dutta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jaypee's international journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1904
pISSN - 0974-7052
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1355
Subject(s) - medicine , cysticercosis , taenia solium , asymptomatic , tongue , rare disease , cyst , disease , dorsum , dermatology , pathology , anatomy
Cysticercosis is a condition in which a human acts as the intermediate host of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Although cysticercosis is a common disease in some regions of the world and can occur in any body site, oral lesions are rare. In this report, we document the case of oral cysticercosis in a 10-year-old boy who sought treatment for an asymptomatic nodule on the dorsal surface of the tongue. A detailed history, thorough clinical examination, morphological appearance and the histopathologic findings of the excised cyst formed the basis for the diagnosis of the lesion. How to cite this article: Goenka P, Sarawgi A, Asopa K, Gumber P, Dutta S. Oral Cysticercosis in a Pediatric Patient: A Rare Case Report with Review. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2016;9(2):156-161.