Lacrimal Sac Cysticercosis: A Rare Site for Manifestation

Lacrimal Sac Cysticercosis: A Rare Site for Manifestation

Cysticercosis, a parasitic tissue infestation caused by larval cysts (cysticercus cellulosae) of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, most commonly affects the central nervous system, subcutaneous tissue, skeletal muscle, heart muscle, and the eye. Ocular adnexal infestation in cysticercosis can involve various sites within the eye like vitreous humor, subretinal tissue, extraocular muscle, and la...

Sac over the sac - a rare case of subcutaneous dirofilariasis over the lacrimal sac area.

INTRODUCTION Dirofilariasis is a rare parasitic infestation in humans. CASE A 33-year-old female from the coastal area presented with a swelling over the right lacrimal sac area. It was clinically diagnosed as a lacrimal abscess and was incised under local anaesthesia. A live coiled worm was found and removed along with the cyst. OBSERVATIONS The worm looked like a thin white thread measuri...

Lacrimal sac mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

A single case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal sac was considered worth reporting as there are only four other cases described in the literature. The importance of the correct histological diagnosis and the management are discussed. This appears to be the first study of the ultrastructure of lacrimal sac mucoepidermoid tumour.

Lacrimal sac mucocele.

female patient, 54 years old, complained of excessive earing in the right eye for 12 years. After four years, he presented with progressive obstruction of the nasal assages. Approximately one year before presenting to his service, a bulging swelling, painful upon compression, ppeared near the inner corner of the right eye. On physial examination, she demonstrated epiphora in the right eye nd a ...

Carcinoma of the lacrimal sac.