Abstract
Cysticercosis of the optic nerve has been reported only twice in the literature. A case of optic nerve cysticercosis in a 50-year-old woman with atypical optic neuritis is reported. Computerized tomography showed a thickened left optic nerve with a ring-enhancing lesion containing an eccentric nodule. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test for cysticercosis further established the diagnosis. The patient was treated with oral prednisolone and albendazole, with no improvement in vision.
MeSH terms
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Albendazole / therapeutic use
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Animals
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Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
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Cysticercosis / diagnosis*
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Cysticercosis / drug therapy
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Cysticercosis / parasitology
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Cysticercus / isolation & purification
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Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis*
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Eye Infections, Parasitic / drug therapy
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Eye Infections, Parasitic / parasitology
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Middle Aged
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Optic Neuritis / diagnosis*
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Optic Neuritis / drug therapy
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Optic Neuritis / pathology
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Prednisolone / therapeutic use
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Anthelmintics
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Prednisolone
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Albendazole