Oral cysticercosis–a rare presentation

AbstractCysticercosis is a condition that occurs when man is infected with larvae of Taenia solium. Oral cysticercosis is a rare event, and it represents difficulty in clinical diagnosis. A case of oral cysticercosis in 11 year old girl is presented which complained of painless swelling for 6 months. A FNAC was performed which revealed bluish pink fibrillary material and interspersed nuclei and fragments of wall of larvae. Patient was treated with antihelminthic