Orbital apex syndrome secondary to myocysticercosis: a rare case report

• 作者: Anju Rastogi Kamlesh AnAND Manisha Mishra Paromita Dutta Parul Jain Shweta Dhiman Vaibhav Nagpal
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志:英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: MRI a rare case report Orbital apex syndrome secondary to myocysticercosis
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（6）
• 页码范围: 1013-1014
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: R532.33

摘要

Dear Editor,We present a rare case report of orbital apex syndrome secondary to myocysticercosis.Human cysticercosis is caused by larval form(Cysticercus cellulosae)of Taenia solium.The cysts of Cysticercus cellulosae can lodge in the centralnervoussystem,muscles,subcutaneoustissue,or eye,resulting in varied clinical manifestations[1].This case highlights an unusual presentation of orbital apex syndrome secondary to cysticercosis of medial rectus.