title: Cysticercosis of the optic nerve.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khokhar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vashisht
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole