Cargando…

Cysticercosis masquerading as a buccal mass

Cysticercosis caused by Taenia solium is endemic in many parts of the world. We present a case of one such lesion which presented itself as an asymptomatic buccal swelling. We present the life cycle of T. solium, the endemic nature of this infection, and the relevance of histological examination to...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Thambiah, Lalita J., Pugazhendi, Satish Kumaran, Thangaswamy, Vinod
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3467891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23066243
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-7406.100261