Taenia solium in the Anterior Chamber: Surgical Management of a Rare Case of Live Free-Floating Parasite | Zendy

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Taenia solium in the Anterior Chamber: Surgical Management of a Rare Case of Live Free-Floating Parasite

Author(s) -

Amrit Banstola,

Sweta Singh,

Sarita Maharjan,

Gyanendra Lamichhane,

Anadi Khatri

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in ophthalmological medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6722

pISSN - 2090-6730

DOI - 10.1155/2021/4038691

Subject(s) - taenia solium , cysticercosis , cysticercus , medicine , neurocysticercosis , taenia , infestation , blindness , parasite hosting , pathology , helminths , optometry , biology , immunology , world wide web , computer science , botany

Ocular cysticercosis is a preventable cause of blindness. It is a parasitic infestation caused by Cysticercus cellulosae—which is the larval form of Taenia solium. In 1829, Soemmering reported the first case of a live anterior chamber cysticercosis. In the following, we report a rare case of a 13-year-old male who presented with a live adult Taenia solium in the anterior chamber without any systemic features and its successful management.

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