Viscoexpression of large free floating Cysticercus cyst from the anterior chamber of the eye by double incision technique.
We describe a case of 16-year-old girl who reported with diminution of vision in left eye for past seven months with appearance of white reflex. Slit lamp biomicroscopy revealed the presence of a live grayish white cyst in the anterior chamber. The ultrabiomicroscopic evaluation revealed a large live Cysticercus cellulosae cyst in anterior chamber. The CT-scan of the brain revealed multiple non-contrast enhanced lesions with calcification in brain parenchyma. The patient was started on oral prednisolone and oral albendazole. The cyst was removed in toto from the eye by double incision technique. The patient achieved visual acuity of 6/12 post-operatively.
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Dr. R P Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India. sanju322@yahoo.com
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D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole