Oral cysticercosis: case report and review of the literature

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 presented a painless swelling in the dorsal portion of the tongue is reported. an excisional biopsy was performed and histopathological examination revealed a cystic cavity containing the tapeworm.