Cestode larva (Sparganum) in the anterior chamber of the eye

Trop Geogr Med. 1989 Jul;41(3):270-3.

Abstract

The first case of intraocular sparganosis presenting as endophthalmitis is reported with a live plerocercoid larva of Spirometra lodged in the anterior chamber of the eye of a man in India. The larva was identified histologically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Endophthalmitis / pathology*
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / pathology*
  • Humans
  • India
  • Larva
  • Male
  • Sparganosis / pathology*
  • Sparganum