Ocular cysticercosis in a 32-year-old man in Abuja: ultrasonic features as an aid in diagnosis

OE Babalola,1 A Adu,2 AO Akano3 1Bingham University, New Karu, Nassarawa State, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Rachel Eye Center, Garki Phase II, 3Department of Radiology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria Abstract: We report the case of a 32-year-old man suffering from intraocular cysticercosis, wit...

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Autores principales:	Babalola OE, Adu A, Akano AO
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:972ec29c6a2e4627856260681253e7e52021-12-02T05:34:42ZOcular cysticercosis in a 32-year-old man in Abuja: ultrasonic features as an aid in diagnosis1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/972ec29c6a2e4627856260681253e7e52013-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/ocular-cysticercosis-in-a-32-year-old-man-in-abuja-ultrasonic-features-a15158https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483OE Babalola,1 A Adu,2 AO Akano3 1Bingham University, New Karu, Nassarawa State, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Rachel Eye Center, Garki Phase II, 3Department of Radiology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria Abstract: We report the case of a 32-year-old man suffering from intraocular cysticercosis, with special emphasis on the use of B-scan ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of the condition. An 8000 B-Scan Scanmate was used to obtain the ultrasound images. The patient had worked on a pig farm a few years before presentation. He presented with shadows seen in the right eye. Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed that he had a choroidal detachment in the right eye inferotemporally. B-scan ultrasound revealed a subretinal subchoroidal cyst with a thick wall containing well defined intracystic echogenic entities representing scolices, and an associated retinal detachment. These findings appear to be pathognomonic. Excision of the cyst through a trans-scleral approach revealed a yellowish serous fluid, with scolices of cysticercus later confirmed histologically. B-scan ultrasound is extremely useful in the diagnosis of ocular cysticercosis and the findings can be pathognomonic. Keywords: ocular cysticercosis, B-scan ultrasound, NigeriaBabalola OEAdu AAkano AODove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 2275-2279 (2013)
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description	OE Babalola,1 A Adu,2 AO Akano3 1Bingham University, New Karu, Nassarawa State, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Rachel Eye Center, Garki Phase II, 3Department of Radiology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria Abstract: We report the case of a 32-year-old man suffering from intraocular cysticercosis, with special emphasis on the use of B-scan ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of the condition. An 8000 B-Scan Scanmate was used to obtain the ultrasound images. The patient had worked on a pig farm a few years before presentation. He presented with shadows seen in the right eye. Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed that he had a choroidal detachment in the right eye inferotemporally. B-scan ultrasound revealed a subretinal subchoroidal cyst with a thick wall containing well defined intracystic echogenic entities representing scolices, and an associated retinal detachment. These findings appear to be pathognomonic. Excision of the cyst through a trans-scleral approach revealed a yellowish serous fluid, with scolices of cysticercus later confirmed histologically. B-scan ultrasound is extremely useful in the diagnosis of ocular cysticercosis and the findings can be pathognomonic. Keywords: ocular cysticercosis, B-scan ultrasound, Nigeria
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title	Ocular cysticercosis in a 32-year-old man in Abuja: ultrasonic features as an aid in diagnosis
title_short	Ocular cysticercosis in a 32-year-old man in Abuja: ultrasonic features as an aid in diagnosis
title_full	Ocular cysticercosis in a 32-year-old man in Abuja: ultrasonic features as an aid in diagnosis
title_fullStr	Ocular cysticercosis in a 32-year-old man in Abuja: ultrasonic features as an aid in diagnosis
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Ocular cysticercosis in a 32-year-old man in Abuja: ultrasonic features as an aid in diagnosis

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