摘要
Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infected with larvae of Taenia solium.Oral cysticercosis is a rare event,and it represenls difficulty in clinical diagnosis.A case of oral cysticercosis in 11 year old girl is presented which complained of painless swelling for 6 months. A FNAC was performed which revealed bluish pink fibrillary material and interspersed nuclei and fragments of wall of larvae.Patient was treated with antihelminthic.
Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infected with larvae of Taenia solium.Oral cysticercosis is a rare event,and it represenls difficulty in clinical diagnosis.A case of oral cysticercosis in 11 year old girl is presented which complained of painless swelling for 6 months. A FNAC was performed which revealed bluish pink fibrillary material and interspersed nuclei and fragments of wall of larvae.Patient was treated with antihelminthic.
