Subconjunctival Sparganosis.
- Author:
Eun Su CHOI
1
;
Sang Youp HAN
;
Dong Won PARK
;
Ju Hun RHO
Author Information
1. Sungmo Eye Hospital, Busan, Korea. rhoahn@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sparganosis;
Subconjunctival mass
- MeSH:
Helminthiasis;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Parasitic Diseases;
Sparganosis*;
Sparganum;
Ureter
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2005;46(12):2081-2085
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The subconjunctival sparganosis is rare tissue helminthiasis which developed frequently in abdominal, urethral, ureteral and vertebral cases. Authors report a case of sparganosis in the subconjunctival mass. METHODS: A 51-year-old man with reddish non painful mass in his left eye on the subconjunctiva that was unresponsive to medications for 6months was evaluated and treated surgically. On surgical exploration, a white thread-like plerocercoid 0.2 x 4.7 cm in size was extracted from the subconjunctival mass and actively motile in the bottle filled with saline. It was confirmed as a typical sparganum under histologic examination. Three months after surgery, the lesion disappeared completely. RESULTS: Although rare, parasitic disease should be suspected in a palpable subconjuntival mass unresponsive to the medical treatment.
