Encysted Tenia solium larva of oral cavity: Case report with review of literature

• Main Authors: Bhuvana Krishnamoorthy (Author), N Suma Gundareddy (Author), Manu Dhillon (Author), Siddharth Srivastava (Author), Manisha Lakhanpal Sharma (Author), Sangeeta Singh Malik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of the pig tapeworm, Tenia solium. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event and is often a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. We report a 12-year-old girl who presented with a single, painless, nodule on the lower lip that was diagnosed as cysticercosis. Current l...