Spontaneous extrusion of cysticercosis: report of three cases

R K Bansal; A Gupta; S P Grewal; K Mohan

Spontaneous extrusion of cysticercosis: report of three cases

Indian J Ophthalmol. 1992 Apr-Jun;40(2):59-60.

Authors

R K Bansal¹, A Gupta, S P Grewal, K Mohan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 1452285

Abstract

We report three cases of spontaneous extrusion of cysticercosis. In two cases, it got extruded from the orbit and in one case from the subconjunctival space. Extrusion of cysticercosis was associated with improvement in clinical signs and symptoms.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Conjunctival Diseases / parasitology
Cysticercosis / physiopathology*
Eye Infections, Parasitic / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Male
Orbital Diseases / parasitology