TONGUE CYSTICERCOSIS: CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Edson Santos Ferreira Filho
  • Felipe Melo Nogueira
  • Carlos Henrique Rabelo Arnaud
  • Adolfo Batista de Sousa Moreira
  • Lianna Martha Soares Mendes
  • Edinaldo Gonçalves de Miranda
  • Adriano Pádua Reis

Keywords:

Cysticercosis, Tongue diseases, Taenia solium

Abstract

Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by the larva (Cysticercus cellulosae) of pork tapeworm. It is more common in the brain, subcutaneous tissue, muscles and eyes. We report a rare presentation of this disease, affecting a previously healthy 7-year-old boy, in left lateral margin of the tongue, which was histopatologically diagnosed and surgically treated.

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FERREIRA FILHO, E. S.; NOGUEIRA, F. M.; RABELO ARNAUD, C. H.; SOUSA MOREIRA, A. B. de; SOARES MENDES, L. M.; MIRANDA, E. G. de; REIS, A. P. TONGUE CYSTICERCOSIS: CASE REPORT. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 42, n. 3, 2013. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/26932. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 3 (2013)

Section

CASE REPORT

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