| Literature DB >> 23139479 |
Sujit Mahajan1, Poonam Agrawal, Abhay Datarkar, Rajeev Borle.
Abstract
Cysticercosis is a common disease in developing countries. Oral lesions produced by this parasitic infestation are rare [1-7]. Diagnosis is usually made on microscopic examination. Following is a case report of a 19-year-old female patient from central India who reported to our centre with a swelling in the left cheek, which was diagnosed as cysticercosis on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC).Entities:
Keywords: Buccal mucosa; Cysticercosis; FNAC
Year: 2009 PMID： 23139479 PMCID： PMC3454026 DOI： 10.1007/s12663-009-0021-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Maxillofac Oral Surg ISSN： 0972-8270