Download PDF
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2012; 4(01): 056-058
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.98678
Case Report

Case of Lingual Cysticercosis and Review of Literature

Arvind Kinger
Department of ENT, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Mallika Kawatra
Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh India
,
Tej Singh Chaudhary
Department of ENT, People’s Medical College, Bhopal, India
› Author Affiliations Source of Support: Nil
› Further Information
Also available at
  PDF Download Permissions and Reprints

ABSTRACT

A 30-year-old female presented with a painless solitary swelling at right lateral border of tongue of 2-month duration. Fine-needle aspiration cytology was nonconclusive. Excision biopsy was done. Histopathology revealed cysticercosis cellulosae and parasite visualized in the slide with tongue muscles. Lingual cysticercosis is rare and therefore its literature is reviewed and discussed.

Keywords

Cysticercosis cellulosae - lingual - rare disease


Publication History

Article published online:
09 May 2020

© 2012.

Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd.
A-12, Second Floor, Sector -2, NOIDA -201301, India

 

  • REFERENCES

  • 1 De Souza PE, Barret DC, Fonseca LM, DE Paula AM, Silva EC, Gomez RS. Cysticercosis of oral cavity: Report of seven cases. Oral Dis 2000;6:253-5.
  • 2 Garcia HH, Del Brutto OH. Taneia solium cysticercosis. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2000;14:97-119.
  • 3 Ribeiro AC, Luvizotto MC, Soubhia AM, de Castro AL. Oral cysticercosis: Case report. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Path Oral Radol Endod 2007;104:56-8.
  • 4 Wilson AD, Adalberto MT, Roman CB, Ruben DM. Oral cysticercosis: A collaborative study of 16 cases. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Path Oral Radol Endod 2007;103:528-33.
  • 5 Romero De Leon E, Aguirre A. Oral cysticercosis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1995;79:572-7.
  • 6 Pandey SC, Pandey SD. Lingual cysticercosis: Case report. Indian J Plast Surg 2005;38:160-1.
  • 7 Prabhu SR, Bhatt AP, Vishwanathan. Helminthic diseases. Oral diseases in the tropics. Oxford: Oxford Medical Publications; 1993:126-9.
  • 8 Lustmann J, Copelyn M. Oral cysticercosis: Review of literature and report of two cases. Int J Oral Surg 1981;10:371-5.
  • 9 Saran RK, Rattan V, Rajwanshi A, Nijkawan R, Gupta SK. Cysticercosis of the oral cavity: Report of five cases and a review of literature. Int J Pediatr Dent 1998;8:273-8.
  • 10 Mukesh S, Kacker SK, Kapilla K. Cysticercosis of the oral cavity- A clinicopathological study of ten and a half years. J Indian Dent Asso 1986;58:257-9.