다발성 낭미충증

Multiple cysticercosis cellulosae involving the oral cavity : A case report and review literature

Cysticercosis is the infection with Taenia Solium which the larvae invade to various organ and tissue, and develop in the soft tissue into small cyst. Preferentially settling in the subcutis or the muscle, the larvae grow to form cystic nodules under the skin and it is only when a vital organ such as the brain or the eye, is affected that serious complications will appear. Oral lesions of Cysticercosis Cellulosae are exceedingly rare. Apart from instances of vital organ involvement, the cutaneous or the oral lesions largely remain asymptomatic and surgical excision is called for cosmetic reasons. We wish to describe a patient with Cysticercosis in whom multiple lesions were present on the subcutaneous tissues of the hand and the trunk, the brain as well as in the oral cheek mucosa. Praziquantel therapy for cerebral and subcutaneous cysticercosis was performed after establishment of definitive diagnosis with excisional biopsy of the oral lesion.