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Maxillofacial cysticercosis: uncommon appearance of a common disease
Ravinder Sidhu1, Ritambhra Nada, Anshu Palta
1Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract
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.