Oral cysticercosis: case report and review of the literature Cisticercose oral: relato de caso e revisão da literatura

Cysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infested by the larvae of Taenia solium, acting as an intermediate host instead of definitive. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event, and it represents a difficulty in clinical diagnosis. A case of oral cysticercosis in a 23-year-old white female who...

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Main Authors: Fernando Melhem Elias, Marília Trierveiler Martins, Rodrigo Foronda, Waldyr Antônio Jorge, Ney Soares de Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2005-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652005000200007