Oral Cysticercosis: A Case Series and Review of Literature

Singh, Anup; Gautam, Poonam; Handa, Aru; Handa, Kumud Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2018.07.012

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“…Cysticercosis is caused by the larval form of T. solium , a hermaphroditic parasite 6 . Humans act as both intermediate and definitive hosts, while pigs are intermediate hosts.…”

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“…Oral cavity and perioral involvement by cysticercous larva is uncommon in humans 11 . According to a series published by Singh et al 6 in 2018 a total of 89 cases of oral cysticercosis (excluding masseter and parotid) had been reported in PubMed English literature, out of which 50.6% were in the tongue. Since then, 13 more case has been reported, excluding the present case making it total of 102 cases reported till date.…”

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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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“…Cysticercosis is caused by the larval form of T. solium , a hermaphroditic parasite 6 . Humans act as both intermediate and definitive hosts, while pigs are intermediate hosts.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Определяются безболезненные, четко очерченные образования под слизистыми оболочками ротовой полости. Может отмечаться дискомфорт во время приема пищи [17,18].…”

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“…При оральном ЦЗ рекомендовано хирургическое удаление кист. ЦК скелетных мышц хирургическим путем удаляются при болезненных ощущениях, подкожные ЦК -при абсцедировании [3,10,12,18,19,24].…”

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Human Сysticercosis caused by <i>Taenia solium, Taenia crassiceps, Taenia hydatigena, Taenia martis</i>

Чуелов

Россина

2022

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The urgency of the problem of human cysticercosis is due to the widespread prevalence of this disease, polymorphism and the severity of clinical manifestations. The purpose and result of the work is to summarize the available information about the etiology, epidemiology, clinical picture, diagnosis, and treatment of human cysticercosis.Conclusion. Cysticercosis affects several million people worldwide. The clinic depends on the location of the cysticercus. Diagnostics is carried out on the basis of a morphological study of the obtained biomaterial, instrumental, serological and molecular genetic research methods. Albendazole, praziquantel are used as etiotropic therapy. Surgical removal of cysticercus is performed according to indications.

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