title: Photographic documentation of spontaneous extrusion of a subconjunctival cysticercus cyst.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. rainausha@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Usha Kaul
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Raina
authors.forename: Shailley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Dinesh Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: 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