Dube Gunjan, Choube Anukool, Sachdeva Neeraj
Dube Surgical and Dental Hospital, Ghamapur, Jabalpur, 482003 India.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2019 Jun;18(2):229-232. doi: 10.1007/s12663-018-1116-1. Epub 2018 Apr 27.
Cysticercosis is a helminthic infection caused by the larval stage of pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. The worm requires different hosts during its different stages of development. Humans are the definitive hosts and harbor the adult worms, while pigs harbor the larval stage and act as the intermediate hosts. This disease is endemic in developing countries of the world where poor sanitary conditions are prevalent. It manifests mostly in form of lesions in the subcutaneous tissues, brain and skeletal muscles. It is interesting to note that the oral cavity is a rare site for its occurence and pose as a diagnostic challenge for the clinicians. Here, we report one such rare case of an isolated lesion of the oral cavity involving the buccinator muscle.
囊尾蚴病是由猪带绦虫（有钩绦虫）的幼虫阶段引起的一种蠕虫感染。这种蠕虫在其不同的发育阶段需要不同的宿主。人类是终宿主，体内寄生着成虫，而猪体内寄生着幼虫阶段，充当中间宿主。这种疾病在世界上卫生条件差的发展中国家流行。它主要表现为皮下组织、大脑和骨骼肌的病变。值得注意的是，口腔是其罕见的发病部位，对临床医生来说是一个诊断挑战。在此，我们报告一例罕见的孤立性口腔病变累及颊肌的病例。
