口腔內 囊尾蟲症 一例

A CASE OF ORAL CYSTICERCOSIS

A 37-year-old woman was admitted to dental dept., Seoul Red-Cross Hospital on 14th Oct. 1981 for treatment of small cystic formation on the mucosa of the lower lip. There was no subjective symptoms and 0.9×1.2 cm. sized mass showed mobile, slight hardness and no tenderness on palpation and no tendency to increase for two years. The cystic mass was removed by surgical intervention under clinical diagnosis of retention cyst. Histopathologically, cystic capsule contained a cysticercus of Taenia solium. Internal organ of this worn1 began degeneration and tissue reaction showed a diffuse histiocytic proliferation in inner zone and well formed collagenized capsule in outer zone. Final diagnosis revealed cysticercosis, intermediated stage.