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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






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