Oral Medicine & Radiology, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Oral Radiol. 2024 Jan;40(1):81-91. doi: 10.1007/s11282-022-00651-w. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
Cysticercosis, a fatal disease of parasitic aetiology seen in humans, is caused by ingestion of larvae of Taenia solium in form of raw or poorly cooked pork. Commonly seen in developing countries, it affects the brain, muscle, lungs, heart and liver and is rarely found in the maxillofacial region. Sometimes, the only evidence of cysticercosis could be the cystic swellings or nodules in the maxillofacial region. Such solitary clinical presentation can be diagnosed early with the aid of ultrasound (USG) and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Here, we present 5 cases of intramuscular cysticercosis of Orofacial region which were initially diagnosed on ultrasonography and later confirmed by MRI and aspiration cytology. We have conducted a systematic review of PubMed Literature for Intramuscular cysticercosis of orofacial region and highlighted key imaging findings from 18 cases retrieved. Through this case series, we highlight the USG and MRI imaging features of intramuscular cysticercosis which are characteristic and diagnostic of the condition.
囊尾蚴病是一种由猪带绦虫幼虫引起的致命寄生虫病，主要通过食用生的或未煮熟的猪肉而感染。这种疾病常见于发展中国家，会影响大脑、肌肉、肺部、心脏和肝脏，很少发生在颌面区域。有时，囊尾蚴病的唯一证据可能是颌面区域的囊性肿胀或结节。在超声（USG）和磁共振成像（MRI）的帮助下，可以早期诊断出这种单发的临床表现。在这里，我们介绍了 5 例颌面区域肌肉内囊尾蚴病，这些病例最初通过超声诊断，随后通过 MRI 和抽吸细胞学检查得到证实。我们对 PubMed 文献进行了系统回顾，以了解颌面区域肌肉内囊尾蚴病的情况，并从检索到的 18 例中强调了关键的影像学发现。通过这个病例系列，我们强调了肌肉内囊尾蚴病的 USG 和 MRI 影像学特征，这些特征具有特征性，可用于诊断该病。
