title: Atypical presentations of orbital cysticercosis.
abstract: We describe three patients with orbital cysticercosis who presented with atypical clinical or radiologic features previously unreported. All three patients had a cyst with a scolex on imaging studies. After 6 weeks of treatment, all three had almost complete resolution of their features.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pushker
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: Ramamurthy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balasubramanya
authors.forename: Mandeep S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Parul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sony
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole