Atypical presentation of live cysticercus larva in anterior chamber.
A 25-year femalepresented at the eye OPD with the complaint of some white thing in her right eye. She had visual acuity of 6/18 in the right eye and 6/6 in the left one. Slit lamp examination showed she had a live larva actively moving in the anterior chamber of the right eye. The patient was started on oral steroid, topical moxifloxacin with steroid, cyclopentolate and planned for surgery. Exploration of lerva was done by visco-expressive method. Histopathology showed if to be a cysticercus lerva. Her visual acurity was 6/6 in the affected eye after one month.
Department of Ophthalmology, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur.
Ram Yash Singh
RY
Yadav
Department of Ophthalmology, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur.
Ashish
A
Ghosh
Department of Ophthalmology, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur.
Kamlesh
K
Sharma
Department of Anaesthesiology, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur.
Shahbaz
S
Ahmad
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000469:parasitology*; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva