title: Ocular sparganosis: a cause of subconjunctival tumor and deafness.
abstract: We report a patient with a subconjunctival mass lesion caused by a larva of Spirometra sp. The parasite, 44 cm long and 1.0 mm wide, was removed intact and alive with complete preservation of the patient's vision. The mode of infection was probably through consumption of contaminated drinking water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kittiponghansa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tesana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ritch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D013032:Sparganum / Q000502:physiology*; D013146:Spirometra / Q000502:physiology