Oral cysticercosis: Case report and review of the literature

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-98

  Elias, Fernando Melhem ^a   Martins, Marília Trierveiler ^a   Foronda, Rodrigo ^a   Jorge, Waldyr Antônio ^a   De Araújo, Ney Soares ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cysticercus cellulosae; Oral cysticercosis; Taenia solium; Taeniasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYSTICERCOSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFESTATION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MOUTH INFECTION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REVIEW; TAENIA SOLIUM; TONGUE DISEASE;

EID: 18544374676     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652005000200007     Document Type: Review

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