Non Specific Inflammation: A Waste-Basket Diagnosis Harboring Cysticercus–Report of Two Cases
Cysticercosis is a well known parasitic infestation occurring at multiple sites including brain, muscles, liver, lungs, heart and peritoneum. Clinical presentation may be misleading most of the times. We herewith report two cases of oral cysticercosis which we encountered in our setup within a w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.
2017-01-01
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Series: | National Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.njlm.net/articles/PDF/2186/23198_F(GH)_PF1(VsuGH)_PFA(GH)_PF2(VsuGH).pdf |
Summary: | Cysticercosis is a well known parasitic infestation occurring at
multiple sites including brain, muscles, liver, lungs, heart and
peritoneum. Clinical presentation may be misleading most of
the times. We herewith report two cases of oral cysticercosis
which we encountered in our setup within a week. Both patients
were young, urban vegetarian females presenting with cheek
swelling. One had a diffuse swelling while other developed
a cystic lesion. We found dead worm in the haematoxylin
and eosin stained sections, but one may not always find it.
Therefore, a high index of suspicion is needed in endemic
areas. In cases of nonspecific inflammation serial sectioning
and processing of the whole specimen is recommended before
signing off a case as non specific inflammation even more, if
we have calcific deposits. The correct diagnosis is of huge
importance as involvement of other organs may give rise to
serious complications.
We report two cases of oral cysticercosis which reveal the
importance of the histopathologic examination, emphasizing
the need to include cysticercosis in the differential diagnosis of
oral nodular lesions in endemic areas. Informed consent was
taken from both the patients prior to the examination.
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ISSN: | 2277-8551 2455-6882 |