Oral cysticercosis

Cysticercosis rarely involves the oral region in humans, although is a common disease in developing countries. In this report we document a case of oral cysticercosis in a 7-year-old boy who sought treatment for an asymptomatic nodule of the right buccal mucosa. Histopathologic findings of the excis...

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Autores: Martelli Júnior, Hercílio, Melo Filho, Mario Rodrigues, Santos, Luis Antônio Nogueira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Brazilian journal of oral sciences (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8641912
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641912
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cysticercosis. Differential diagnosis and oral lesion
Odontologia
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Sumario:Cysticercosis rarely involves the oral region in humans, although is a common disease in developing countries. In this report we document a case of oral cysticercosis in a 7-year-old boy who sought treatment for an asymptomatic nodule of the right buccal mucosa. Histopathologic findings of the excised cyst are diagnostic of the lesion.