title: Orbital cysticercosis: A case report.
abstract: A 22 years old male presented to us with a history of lid swelling and chemosis of conjunctiva since 2 days. The patient had a history of convulsions 4 days back and 2 months back. The patient had undergone a CT scan which showed granulomas in temporal and parietal lobes. The patient was started on Anti tuberculosis treatment by the Physician. The Patient underwent USG B scan which revealed cysticercosis cyst in the anterior orbit inferiorly .The patient was treated with albendazole and wysolone for a month. The patient was reviewed after 1 month .The lesion resolved with the treatment both clinically and on USG.
authors: BARC Hospital, Mumbai 400095, India.
authors: Mehul
authors: M
authors: Damani
authors: Vinod C
authors: VC
authors: Mehta
authors: Rahul B
authors: RB
authors: Baile
authors: Bhalachandra
authors: B
authors: Nakwa
keywords: Cysticercosis; Orbit; USG B scan
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