Case Report, Int J Ophthalmic Pathol Vol: 5 Issue: 1
In-toto Removal of Sub- Retinal Cysticercosis and its Histopathology
| Ravi Bypareddy1*, Seema Sen2 and Rohan Chawla3 | |
| 1Senior Resident, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India-110029 | |
| 2Professor of Ocular Pathology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India-110029 | |
| 3Assistant Professor, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India-110029 | |
| Corresponding author : Bypareddy Ravi, MD DNB, FAICO, Room 488, 4th floor, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India-110029 Tel: +91-09953496610; Fax: +911126588919 E-mail: raviaiims1@gmail.com |
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| Received: December 29, 2015 Accepted: February 04, 2016 Published: February 09, 2016 | |
| Citation: Bypareddy R, Sen S, Chawla R (2016) In-Toto Removal of Sub-Retinal Cysticercosis and its Histopathology. Int J Ophthalmic Pathol 5:1. doi:10.4172/2324-8599.1000174 |
Abstract
This study aimed to report the pathological characteristics of intraocular cysticercosis due to Taenia solium parasitic infection. Twelve-year-old boy, with neuro-cysticercosis was found to have sub-retinal cysticercosis in the left eye. Patient underwent pars-plana vitrectomy, with extrusion of cyst intravitreally by making a retinotomy with removal of cyst in-toto by enlarging sclerotomy. Histopathology revealed larva of cysticercus, along with scolex, which contains the sucker and hooklets.
