Ocular sparganosis.
A 50-year-old male attended outpatients department with complaints of irritation, foreign body sensation and mild redness in his right eye. On examination a conjunctival nodule was found with localised inflammation. All investigations were normal. Surgical excision of the nodule was contemplated. During local dressing a live tapeworm about 20 cm in length and 3 mm in breadth emerged. Pathological examination confirmed it to be a tapeworm spirometra. The case was diagnosed to be ocular sparganosis.
Subudhi
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Department of Ophthalmology, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur.
Dash
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Chakrabarty
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Mishra
D P
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Senapati
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D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D013032:Sparganum / Q000302:isolation & purification*