Cysticercosis of the optic nerve.
Cysticercosis of the optic nerve has been reported only twice in the literature. A case of optic nerve cysticercosis in a 50-year-old woman with atypical optic neuritis is reported. Computerized tomography showed a thickened left optic nerve with a ring-enhancing lesion containing an eccentric nodule. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test for cysticercosis further established the diagnosis. The patient was treated with oral prednisolone and albendazole, with no improvement in vision.
Menon
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R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Tandon
R
R
Khanna
S
S
Sharma
P
P
Khokhar
S
S
Vashisht
S
S
Garg
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D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole