title: Ocular sparganosis.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur.
authors: B N R
authors: BN
authors: Subudhi
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Dash
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Chakrabarty
authors: D P
authors: DP
authors: Mishra
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Senapati
mesh_terms: 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*