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© 2002 by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
J Ultrasound Med 21:199-202 • 0278-4297

Case Series

Maxillofacial Cysticercosis

Uncommon Appearance of a Common Disease

Ravinder Sidhu, MD, Ritambhra Nada, MD, Anshu Palta, MD, Harsh Mohan, MD and Sudha Suri, MD, DABR

Departments of Radiodiagnosis (R.S., S.S.) and Pathology (R.N.), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, and Department of Pathology, Government Medical College and Hospital (A.P., H.M.), Chandigarh, India

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ravinder Sidhu, MD, House No. 1694, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh 160 022, India

Objective. To highlight the sonographic appearances of cysticercosis involving uncommon muscular sites. Methods. Two patients with nodular swelling involving the tongue and maxillary region were examined with high-resolution sonography. Results. Sonographic examination revealed an anechoic area with a small calcified scolex suggesting cysticercus infection. Conclusions. High-resolution sonography is a noninvasive and nonionizing imaging modality that plays an important role in establishing the diagnosis of cysticercosis.

Key Words: maxillofacial cysticercosis • parasites • sonography




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