Isolated cysticercosis of tongue: A case report

Khare, Pratima; Chauhan, Nidhi; Dogra, Rajeev; Kala, Pooja Sharma; Chand, Priyanka

doi:10.1002/dc.23109

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“…Extraneural cysticercosis, which is also very common, infects muscles, the heart, lung, peritoneum, eye, and subcutaneous tissue 10 . Oral cavity and perioral involvement by cysticercous larva is uncommon in humans 11 .…”

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Disseminated cysticercosis with tongue involvement: a rare case report from Nepal

Poudel,

Shrestha,

Bhattarai

et al. 2023

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Introduction and importance: Cysticercosis is a condition in which humans are infected by the larval form of the pork tapeworm Tenia solium. Cysticercosis in humans is common in the cerebral tissue but rare in the tongue. Case presentation: Here, the authors report a rare case of a 38-year-old male with neurocysticercosis and cysticercosis of the tongue. The patient presented with a complaint of loss of consciousness for 4–5 min. Local examination of his oral cavity revealed a swelling of ~2×2 cm on the tongue. An MRI of the brain showed various stages of neurocysticercosis involving the neuroparenchyma and tongue. For this, he was started on low-dose prednisolone of 50 mg tapered over 6 weeks and levetiracetam of 500 mg BD continued for his seizure episodes. He is responding well with the medications and is planned to start antiparasitic agent only after the perilesional edema decreases. Clinical discussion: Cysticercosis may involve the central nervous system, muscle, heart, lungs, peritoneum, eye, and subcutaneous tissue. Oral cavity and perioral involvement by cysticercous larva is rare in humans. Radiologic imaging, serology, and tissue biopsy can be used to confirm a diagnosis of cysticercosis. The most common locations for oral cysticercosis are the tongue, buccal mucosa, lower lip, and upper lip. Only 102 cases of oral cysticercosis have been reported based on a PubMed English-language literature search. Conclusion: Oral cysticercosis is a rare event, and it represents a difficulty in clinical diagnosis. But a patient with a mass in the tongue should be considered as a possible case of cysticercosis especially in endemic regions like Nepal.

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Disseminated cysticercosis with tongue involvement: a rare case report from Nepal

Poudel,

Shrestha,

Bhattarai

et al. 2023

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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“…Parasitic tongue cyst is quite unusual, cysticercosis caused by Taenia solium being the commonest. 5 Tongue, as a location of hydatid cyst, is very rare. 6 Only two cases of auto-expulsion of hydatid cyst of tongueare reported till date, both in India, in 1972 7 and 2007.…”

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Hydatid Cyst of Tongue: A Diagnostic Challenge

Aggarwal

Panja

Biswas

et al. 2017

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Introduction Hydatid disease or human cystic echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonosis, endemic in the cattle and dog rearing region worldwide as well as in some parts of India.Cystic echinococcosis affects mostly the liver and lung (80%), but tongue is one of the very rare sites. Case Report A 10 year old boy had presented with an isolated cystic lesion in tongue, which was expelled spontaneously with no residual lesion. On detailed examination, no other site in the body was involved. Discussion Parasitic cyst of the tongue is rare entity. Microbiological and histopathological examination helped clinch the diagnosis Hydatid cyst should be considered as a differential diagnosis in isolated cystic lesion of tongue, especially in the risk group.

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