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3. Epidemiology
• 2.5 million carriers of T. solium and 20 million
are infected with the cysticerci1
.
• Endemic villages in Central America- up to 25%
population is seropositive and 10-18% have CT
findings suggestive of neurocysticercosis1
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5. • Cysticercosis: Infection with the larval
(cysticercus) stage of Taenia solium2
.
• 86% brain, meninges , and eyes8
• Remainder are located in the muscles,
heart, lungs, and peritoneum.
• Maxillofacial region –tongue, lips, buccal
mucosa muscles involvement reported.4,5,7,8
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6. Life cyclLife cycle of Taenia solium
e of Taenia solium 1
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7. Human cysticercosis
• Neuro cysticercosis1,2,3
- most symptoms are
because of the inflammatory reaction
associated with cyst degeneration (that may take
years to happen) - epilepsy, hydrocephalus,
encephalitis, meningitis
• Ophthalmic cysticercosis1,2,3
- intraocular cysts
floating freely in the subretinal space
causing visual disturbance
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8. • Subcutaneous & Striated muscle
cysticercosis1-3
– small, palpable,
movable nodules - chests and arms - mild
or no symptoms .
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9. Presentation maxillo-facial region
• Muscular form reported with 3 sub types:6
• myalgic type
• mass-like, pseudotumour or abscess-like
type
• pseudohypertrophic type (rare)
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10. Case Report
• 53 year old male was referred with diffuse
swelling on left side of the face x 2 months
• Sudden increase in size for past 15 -20
days
• Swelling - slightly tender , non-fluctuant,
with stretched overlying skin
• No history of fever
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11. • CT scan face with contrast was
performed with the puff cheek
technique on a 64-slice MD CT
• Sonographic examination of the
left maxillo-facial region was done
with a linear probe at 4.21
MHz frequency
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20. Conclusion
• Diagnosis of muscular and subcutaneous
cysticercosis can be made with great
confidence by evaluating lesions
appearance on ultrasound without any
further investigation
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