DMFR
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Article
Right arrow Figures Only
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Mittal, A
Right arrow Articles by Gupta, M
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Mittal, A
Right arrow Articles by Gupta, M
Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (2008) 37, 113-116
© 2008 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/dmfr/31885135

CASE REPORT

Masseter cysticercosis – a rare case diagnosed on ultrasound

A Mittal*,1, D Das2, N Iyer2, J Nagaraj2 and M Gupta2

1 Department of Radiodiagnosis, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambal, India, 2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, MM Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, India

*Correspondence to: Dr Amit Mittal, H. No. B–2, Near Shiv Mandir, MM Medical and Dental College Residential Campus. Mullana, District of Ambala, Pin–133203, Haryana, India. E-mail: amitmittalrad{at}yahoo.co.in

Received 3 January 2007; revised 15 May 2007; accepted 15 May 2007

We present the case of a 50-year-old man with a large swelling on the left side of his face. He was diagnosed with intramuscular cysticercosis in the masseter muscle with surrounding phlegmon on high-resolution ultrasound and managed conservatively.

Keywords: masseter muscle, cysticercosis, ultrasound






HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
BJR DMFR IMAGING ALL BIR JOURNALS
Copyright © 2008 by the British Institute of Radiology.