Spontaneous extrusion of subconjunctival cysticercus cellulosae

Spontaneous Expulsion of Subconjunctival Cysticercus Cellulosae

“…Ocular and extra ocular cysticercosis is world wide in distribution and series of the cases have been reported from India [2][3][4][5][6]. The patients may be asymptomatic in early stage of the disease but it results in gradual loss of vision with or without pain, depending upon the location of the lodged larva.…”

“…Intra orbital and intra ocular cysticercosis are however uncommon as compared to involvement of neural and muscle tissue [1]. The commonest clinical presentation is subconjunctival cyst or proptosis in patients, mostly from poor socioeconomic status [2,4]. In most studies higher incidence of orbital cysticercosis is reported in first two decades of life with male predominance [3,6].…”

“…SCC is invariably attached with muscle sheath where inflammation is evoked. It is due to continuous friction that it finally pops out through conjunctiva by making hole, which heals in due course of time [4].…”

“…On ultrasound, the cyst is seen as a sonolucent area having well defined margins and with echodense center. It may show curvilinear highly reflective structures inside [4,6]. Medical and surgical treatment of ocular and extra ocular lesions depends upon the site but the results are not encouraging except where the cysts were easily accessible to surgery due to its superficial location [3].…”

“…In subconjunctival cysticercosis (SCC), larva develops small translucent cyst and once it dies, inflammatory reaction is evoked which may lead to blindness [4]. SCC is one of the frequent manifestations in eye but spontaneous expulsion is rare.…”