Literature DB >> 8340480

Spontaneous rupture of an intraorbital hydatid cyst. A rare cause of acute visual loss.

M M Ozek1, M N Pamir, A Sav.   

Abstract

A very rare cause of acute visual loss due to the spontaneous rupture of an intraorbital hydatid cyst is presented. Acute onset was thought to be due to volume expansion and inflammatory reaction of orbital structures to ruptured cyst fluid.

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Year:  1993        PMID: 8340480

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Neuroophthalmol        ISSN: 0272-846X


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Review 1.  Hydatidosis of the orbit in Turkey: results from review of the literature 1963-2001.

Authors:  Ahmet T Turgut; Mehmet Turgut; Uğur Koşar
Journal:  Int Ophthalmol       Date:  2005-09-29       Impact factor: 2.031

Review 2.  Zoonotic helminths affecting the human eye.

Authors:  Domenico Otranto; Mark L Eberhard
Journal:  Parasit Vectors       Date:  2011-03-23       Impact factor: 3.876

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