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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Ocular cysticercosis in a 32-year-old man in Abuja: Ultrasonic features as an aid in diagnosis
Clinical Ophthalmology, Volume 7, Year 2013
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Description
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. © 2013 Babalola et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Babalola, Olufemi Emmanuel
Nigeria, Karu
Bingham University
Adu, A.
Nigeria, Abuja
Rachel Eye Center
Akano, Aliu Oyebamiji
Nigeria, Abuja
National Hospital, Abuja
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2147/OPTH.S52690
ISSN:
11775467
e-ISSN:
11775483
Research Areas
Health System And Policy