A Case of Cysticercosis in the Subconjunctiva.

Koh, Hyun Kyung; Kim, Yong Hwa; Ahn, Chung Sook

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1982;23(3):691-695.
Published online March 1, 1982.

A Case of Cysticercosis in the Subconjunctiva.

Hyun Kyung Koh, Yong Hwa Kim, Chung Sook Ahn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University. Seoul, Korea.

결막하 유구낭충증 1예

안정숙(Jung Sook Ahn),고현경(Hyun Kyung Ko),김용화(Yong Hwa Kim)

Abstract

The authors have recently experienced with a five years old female patient who had a cysticercosis under the superio-nasal bulbar conjunctiva. The case was not associated with any other systemic lesions elsewhere in the body. The cyst was surgically removed and the microscopic examination confirmed a well preserved cysticercus cellulosae. According to the previous reports, the cysticercosis occurs frequently in the ocular region. Although ocular cysticercosis is common, subconjunctival cysticercosis rarely been reported in Korea. A brief medical history of case and a review of the related reports are presented.