Two Cases of Right Homonymous Hemianopsia and Total Blindness due to Cerebral Paragonimiasis.
- Author:
Jae Wook PYUN
;
Wan Hun KOO
;
Jung Jo HUANG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Blindness*;
Choroid*;
Coloboma*;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Hemianopsia*;
Heredity;
Humans;
Iris*;
Membranes;
Military Personnel;
Optic Nerve*;
Paragonimiasis*;
Skin Tests;
Skull;
Visual Fields;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1966;7(1):27-30
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present two cases of cerebral paragonimiasis in a 23-year-old Korean army soldier and in a 18-year-old Korean girl, respectively. The diagnosis was made on the basis of clinical, laboratory and x-ray findings, and was confirmed by the histopathological examination of the excised cyst. P.W. skin test showed positive reaction, whereas C.S. test negative. X-ray study on skull revealed multiple globulated round cystic formations in occipital region. Two months after surgical removal of cysts, visual field were not improved. Pertinent literatures are reviewed.
