Photographic documentation of spontaneous extrusion of a subconjunctival cysticercus cyst.
Spontaneous extrusion of a subconjunctival cysticercus cyst is a rare occurrence. The case reported is of a 20-year-old man who presented with a subconjunctival cysticercus cyst that was suspected to be undergoing spontaneous extrusion. The eye was photographed as the parasite extruded through the conjunctival opening with undulating movements over 3-4 min.
Raina
Usha Kaul
UK
Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. rainausha@hotmail.com
Jain
Shailley
S
Arora
Ritu
R
Mehta
Dinesh Kumar
DK
Sharma
Vivek
V
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous