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Summary Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by a worm of the Cestoda class. The most prevalent form affects the nervous system. This case report is from a 78-year-old female patient evaluated at Clínica Mult Imagem, in the city of Santos, Brazil, who presented a form of the disease that differed from the classic neurocysticercosis, in this case muscular cysticercosis. This and other forms of manifestation justify further studies to ensure adequate recognition, diagnosis and treatment of this parasitic disease.
Resumo A cisticercose é uma parasitose causada pela classe Cestoda. A forma mais prevalente acomete o sistema nervoso. Este relato de caso, obtido da Clínica Mult Imagem, em Santos, é de uma paciente do sexo feminino de 78 anos que apresentou uma forma diversa de neurocisticercose, a muscular. Outras formas de manifestação da doença, como a apresentada neste relato, justificam a realização de mais estudos para assegurar o reconhecimento, o diagnóstico e o tratamento adequados dessa parasitose.
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Humanos , Feminino , Idoso , Cisticercose/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Musculares/diagnóstico por imagem , Calcinose/parasitologia , Cisticercose/complicações , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Doenças Musculares/parasitologiaRESUMO
Cysticercosis of the oral cavity is a very rare soft tissue lesion and very few cases have been reported worldwide. Here we report a case of a cysticercous cellulosae within the masseter muscle which was diagnosed with the help of high resolution ultrasonography (USG) and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and managed conservatively using oral antiparasitic medication. Cysticercosis is not commonly considered in the diagnosis of swellings of the head and neck and this is the reason why they are of utmost interest to the practitioner and have to be studied.
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Adulto , Cisticercose/diagnóstico , Cisticercose/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Músculo Masseter/parasitologia , Músculo Masseter/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Musculares/parasitologia , Doenças Musculares/diagnóstico por imagem , Ultrassonografia de IntervençãoRESUMO
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium, a cestodic paratise. It is a common disease in developing countries where it is also endemic. The most commonly infested body organs include subcutaneous tissues, brain and skeletal muscles. It is interesting to note that oral lesion of cysticercosis is a rare event. Here we report an isolated lesion of cysticercosis in the masseter muscle.