| Literature DB >> 23961034 |
Mehul Damani1, Vinod C Mehta, Rahul B Baile, Bhalachandra Nakwa.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Cysticercosis; Orbit; USG B scan
Year: 2012 PMID: 23961034 PMCID: PMC3729805 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2012.07.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Saudi J Ophthalmol ISSN: 1319-4534