Viscoexpression of large free floating Cysticercus cyst from the anterior chamber of the eye by double incision technique.
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2008 Jul-Sep; 26(3): 277-9
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in English
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ABSTRACT
We describe a case of 16-year-old girl who reported with diminution of vision in left eye for past seven months with appearance of white reflex. Slit lamp biomicroscopy revealed the presence of a live grayish white cyst in the anterior chamber. The ultrabiomicroscopic evaluation revealed a large live Cysticercus cellulosae cyst in anterior chamber. The CT-scan of the brain revealed multiple non-contrast enhanced lesions with calcification in brain parenchyma. The patient was started on oral prednisolone and oral albendazole. The cyst was removed in toto from the eye by double incision technique. The patient achieved visual acuity of 6/12 post-operatively.
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Main subject:
Brain
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Female
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Humans
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Cysticercosis
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Prednisolone
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Albendazole
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Adolescent
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Cysticercus
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Eye Diseases
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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