[A case of secondary retinal detachment caused by ocular toxocariasis].
OBJECTIVE
We report a case with bullous retinal detachment secondary to ocular toxocariasis.


METHODS
A 68-year-old man, who was a professional dog breeder, visited an ophthalmologist because of visual field defect in the left eye, and was referred to our clinic. The patient had bilateral cataract and bullous retinal detachment in the left eye. Fundus examinations after cataract surgery revealed no break but a white mass in the temporal lower peripheral retina of the left eye. Initial treatment with systemic corticosteroids was ineffective. Retinal detachment was treated by retinal cryocoagulation, scleral buckling, and subretinal fluid drainage. Subretinal fluid obtained during the operation showed high antibody titer for Toxocara canis.


CONCLUSIONS
Ocular toxocariasis can cause bullous retinal detachment. To confirm the diagnosis, examination of the antibody titer of Toxocara canis in the subretinal fluid is useful.
Tou
Norihiko
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
Ibi
Kenji
K
Tawara
Akihiko
A
Nakamura
Fukumi
F
Hadeyama
Tsutomu
T
D000368:Aged; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000150:complications*