Masseter cysticercosis - A rare case diagnosed on ultrasound

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-116

  Mittal, Amit ^a,c   Das, D ^b   Iyer, N ^b   Nagaraj, J ^b   Gupta, M ^b  

^a MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b MM Institute of Dental Sciences and Research   (India)

^c MM Medical and Dental College Residential Campus ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Masseter muscle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE 21-PHOSPHATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CYSTICERCOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EAR; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; EOSINOPHILIA; FACE; FACE ASYMMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAW CYST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MYOSITIS; PHLEGMON; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CYSTICERCOSIS; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 41949135188     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/31885135     Document Type: Article

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