A rare case of isolated lingual cysticercosis. How radiological diagnosis helped resolve clinical dilemma

Abstract

Cysticercosis is a common parasitic disease in developing countries, commonly seen is neurocysticercosis, however oral manifestations of cysticercosis are rare due to high muscular activity and metabolic rate of tongue which prevents larval development, thus posing a difficulty in clinical diagnosis. We present a case of a 6 year old patient, with complaint of swelling on the lateral aspect of tongue. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnosed a cyst with nidus within, a characteristic Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance of cysticercosis. Cross-sectional imaging is done to reach the diagnosis and only in rare instances like in our case further histopathological confirmation is beneficial.