Orbital cysticercosis a case report

ABSTRACT

A 22 years old male presented to us with a history of lid swelling and chemosis of conjunctiva since 2 days. The patient had a history of convulsions 4 days back and 2 months back. The patient had undergone a CT scan which showed granulomas in temporal and parietal lobes. The patient was started on Anti tuberculosis treatment by the Physician. The Patient underwent USG B scan which revealed cysticercosis cyst in the anterior orbit inferiorly The patient was treated with albendazole and wysolone for a month. The patient was reviewed after 1 month The lesion resolved with the treatment both clinically and on USG