Title of article
Orbital cysticercosis: A case report
Author/Authors
Damani, Mehul BARC Hospital, India , Mehta, Vinod C. BARC Hospital, India , Baile, Rahul B. BARC Hospital, India , Nakwa, Bhalachandra BARC Hospital, India
From page
457
To page
458
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.
Keywords
Cysticercosis , Orbit , USG B scan
Journal title
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title
Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number
2678943
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