Ocular myocysticercosis: Atypical presentation with unilateral blepharoptosis
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Ocular myocysticercosis.
The recent report on ocular myocysticercosis is very interesting (Agrawal et al, 2013). The authors have noted that ocular myocysticercosis can be diagnosed by MRI and treated medically with steroids and albendazole. In fact, ocular myocysticercosis is sporadically reported worldwide. As previously published in Nepal J Ophthalmol (Wiwanitkit , 2013; Labh & Sharma, 2013), ptosis can be the impor...
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BACKGROUND Cysticercosis is common in endemic countries like India. It can have various clinical manifestations depending on the tissue involved. It refers to a parasitic infestation by Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of the pork tapeworm or Taenia solium. OBJECTIVE To report an unusual case of ocular cysticercosis involving the levator palpebrae superioris and superior rectus muscle ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2395-1443,2395-1451
DOI: 10.18231/j.ijceo.2020.099