Orbital Cysticercosis
One of the most important parasites which frequently causes blindness in humans is the cysticercus cellulosae. Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is the causative organism of cysticercosis, in which humans are the intermediate hosts in the life cycle. Cystice...
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| author | Sonam Angmo Bodh Saurabh Kamal Sushil Kumar Ruchi Goel Smriti Nagpal Ksitij Aditya |
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| description | One of the most important parasites which frequently causes blindness in humans is the cysticercus cellulosae. Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is the causative organism of cysticercosis, in which humans are the intermediate hosts in the life cycle. Cysticercus cellulosae may become encysted in various bodily tissues, usually the eyes, central nervous system, and subcutaneous tissues. An immunologic reaction with fairly intense inflammatory signs and symptoms may be produced, and the surrounding structures may be compressed. Acquired strabismus, diplopia, recurrent redness, and painful proptosis are some of the clinical signs in patients with orbital cysticercosis. Diagnosis of cysticercosis is based mainly on orbital imaging because of its highly specific appearance. Medical therapy is the main stay of treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c9977dffb6ab480b9f8d7ef3dbf8c70c2025-08-20T03:52:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDelhi Journal of Ophthalmology0972-02002454-27842012-10-012329910310.7869/djo.2012.50Orbital CysticercosisSonam Angmo BodhSaurabh KamalSushil KumarRuchi GoelSmriti NagpalKsitij AdityaOne of the most important parasites which frequently causes blindness in humans is the cysticercus cellulosae. Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is the causative organism of cysticercosis, in which humans are the intermediate hosts in the life cycle. Cysticercus cellulosae may become encysted in various bodily tissues, usually the eyes, central nervous system, and subcutaneous tissues. An immunologic reaction with fairly intense inflammatory signs and symptoms may be produced, and the surrounding structures may be compressed. Acquired strabismus, diplopia, recurrent redness, and painful proptosis are some of the clinical signs in patients with orbital cysticercosis. Diagnosis of cysticercosis is based mainly on orbital imaging because of its highly specific appearance. Medical therapy is the main stay of treatment.https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.2012.50cysticercus cystproptosisdiplopiaalbendazole. |
| spellingShingle | Sonam Angmo Bodh Saurabh Kamal Sushil Kumar Ruchi Goel Smriti Nagpal Ksitij Aditya Orbital Cysticercosis Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology cysticercus cyst proptosis diplopia albendazole. |
| title | Orbital Cysticercosis |
| title_full | Orbital Cysticercosis |
| title_fullStr | Orbital Cysticercosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orbital Cysticercosis |
| title_short | Orbital Cysticercosis |
| title_sort | orbital cysticercosis |
| topic | cysticercus cyst proptosis diplopia albendazole. |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.7869/djo.2012.50 |
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