TONGUE CYSTICERCOSIS: CASE REPORT

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 tongu...

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Autores: Ferreira Filho, Edson Santos, Nogueira, Felipe Melo, Rabelo Arnaud, Carlos Henrique, Sousa Moreira, Adolfo Batista de, Soares Mendes, Lianna Martha, Miranda, Edinaldo Gonçalves de, Reis, Adriano Pádua
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repositorio:Revista de patologia tropical (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/26932
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/26932
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cysticercosis
Tongue diseases
Taenia solium
Cisticercose
Doenças da língua
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Sumario: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.