Case Report
Jeyashanth Riju J, Shiva Ku
Abstract
Cysticercosis is a common disease in developing countries caused by larval stage of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium infection. Extra oral lesions produced by this parasitic infestation are rare. Here we present a case of healthy patient, who presented with unilateral cheek swelling which on ultrasound, surgical excision, followed by histopathological investigation diagnosed to have cysticercosis.