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Solitary myocysticercosis of masseter muscle: A rare presentation

Cysticercosis in human is caused by larva of cyclophyllid cestode named Taenia solium. Worm infestation is quite common in developing countries due to poor sanitation, habit of open defection. This condition primarily involves central nervous system. We present a rare case of myocysticercosis involv...

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Autores principales: Singh, Shankar, Singh, Akhilesh Kumar, Sharma, Naresh Kumar, Pandey, Arun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546241
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/njms.NJMS_18_18
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Sumario:Cysticercosis in human is caused by larva of cyclophyllid cestode named Taenia solium. Worm infestation is quite common in developing countries due to poor sanitation, habit of open defection. This condition primarily involves central nervous system. We present a rare case of myocysticercosis involving the masseter muscle.