title: Proptosis of eyeball in children with medial rectus cysticercosis: report of 2 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report 2 children with medial rectus cysticercosis presenting as proptosis of eyeball.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In orbital cysticercosis, extraocular muscle cysticercosis is the most common type. Two children, a 12-year-old girl and an 8 year-old boy, presented with proptosis and pain in the left eye. Both were diagnosed with medial rectus cysticercosis based on computed tomographic scan and serologic report and treated with oral albendazole and prednisolone without any residual ocular motility restriction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report 2 cases of medial rectus muscle enlargement caused by cysticercosis; describe its clinical importance, diagnosis, and treatment; and present a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanas, India. rajnitip@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rajniti
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bagri
authors.forename: Om Prakash
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Mahendra Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole