Pediatric solitary cysticercosis in buccal mucosa

Abstract

Cysticercosis is a common infection that occurs in developing countries. But oral cysticercosis is a rare event and it creates difficulty in clinical diagnosis. A thorough search of the literature showed that there are only 4 cases of pediatric cysticercosis in buccal mucosa. In this report we document a case of cysticercosis in 10 years child who sought treatment for an asymptomatic nodule in right buccal mucosa that has been clinically diagnosed as a submucosal retension cyst.