title: Optic nerve cysticercosis: case report and review of current management.
abstract: The authors present a case of optic nerve cysticercosis in a 32-year-old patient who presented with sudden blurring of vision in the left eye and a transient visual improvement on systemic steroids. The ocular findings were unremarkable other than a relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD). An ultrasound of the orbit, CT and MRI scans revealed a cystic lesion in the orbital portion of the optic nerve close to the eyeball. A presumed diagnosis of optic nerve cysticercosis was made on the basis of imaging and a positive serum ELISA. The patient improved dramatically on a 4-week therapeutic trial of albendazole and oral steroids. The post-treatment ultrasound and CT scan showed an involution of the cyst with some residual thickening of the optic nerve.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 29, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sudan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muralidhar
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole