title: An ocular cysticercosis case: Caused by Asian genotype of Taenia solium.
abstract: An ocular cysticercosis case of a 42-year-old male, who presented with anterior uveitis is being reported. Microscopical examination of the cyst revealed presence of only one hooklet suggestive of T. solium cysticercus. Mitochondrial DNA analysis confirmed it to be T. solium cysticercus of Asian genotype. This is the first report on molecular typing of cysticercus isolate from ocular cysticercosis patient in India. The study suggests that the molecular analysis of cox1 gene may be a useful diagnostic tool in cases where microscopic examination is not confirmatory.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Beke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D058889:Molecular Typing; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial