Taenia solium in the Anterior Chamber: Surgical Management of a Rare Case of Live Free-Floating Parasite
Ocular cysticercosis is a preventable cause of blindness. It is a parasitic infestation caused by Cysticercus cellulosae—which is the larval form of Taenia solium. In 1829, Soemmering reported the first case of a live anterior chamber cysticercosis. In the following, we report a rare case of a 13-ye...
Main Authors: | Amrit Banstola, Sweta Singh, Sarita Maharjan, Gyanendra Lamichhane, Anadi Khatri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2021-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4038691 |
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