A Case of Ocular Sparganosis in Korea.

Suh, Youn; Choi, Woong Chul; Choi, Youn Kyung

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2002;43(5):913-916.
Published online May 1, 2002.

A Case of Ocular Sparganosis in Korea.

Youn Suh, Woong Chul Choi, Youn Kyung Choi

¹Department of Ophthalmology , Kangnam St.Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. yk402@dreamwiz.com
²Department of Ophthalmology, St.Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

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서·연 ( Youn Suh ) , 최웅철 ( Woong Chul Choi ) , 최연경 ( Youn Kyung Choi )

Abstract

PURPOSE
Ocular sparganosis has not been reported in Korea and 5 cases have been reported sporadically worldwide. Among these, 2 cases were found under the conjunctiva. We reported the first Korean case of ocular sparganosis manifesting as a subconjunctival mass. CASE: A 29-year-old man was presented to remove sunconjunctival mass in his left eye for cosmetic purpose. His ocular findings were normal except 0.5 x 0.5 mm sized subconjunctival mass. The surgically excised mass was suspected to have a parasite grossly. Sparganum was identified under microscopic examination after hematoxylin-eosin staining. CONCLUSIONS: The morphologic state of mumified parasite under microscope was plerocercoid phase of spargaum. His ocular movement and visual acuity remained normal after excision of the mass.

Key Words: Ocular sparganosis