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Racemose cysticercosis presenting as cystic neck swelling

Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium which occurs in neural and extraneural forms. Latter commonly involves subcutaneous tissue, skeletal muscles, and eyes. Head and neck sites commonly involved are buccal mucosa, tongue, and lips. It presents as...

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Autores principales: Jain, Shraddha, Kumar, Sunil, Joshi, Deepti, Kaushal, Amit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3593513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23507988
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5070.97241