Extraocular muscle cysticercosis mimicking idiopathic orbital inflammation: case report Cisticercose muscular extra-ocular simulando inflamação idiopática orbitária: relato de caso

Extraocular muscle cysticercosis mimicking idiopathic orbital inflammation: case report Cisticercose muscular extra-ocular simulando inflamação idiopática orbitária: relato de caso

Presentation of one case of extraocular muscle enlargement caused by cysticercosis, its clinical, diagnostic and treatment aspects, and review of the literature on this theme. A female 38-year-old patient with extraocular muscle enlargement and a small cystic lesion at the superior rectus muscle ins...

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Main Authors: Hélio Angotti-Neto, Allan Christian Pieroni Gonçalves, Frederico Castelo Moura, Mário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2007-06-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Taenia solium
Cisticercose
Infecções oculares parasitárias
Tomografia computadorizada por raios x
Transtornos da motilidade ocular
Prednisona
Albendazol
Relatos de casos
Taenia solium; Cysticercosis
Eye infections, parasitic
Tomography, x-ray computed
Ocular motility disorders
Prednisone
Albendazole
Cases reports
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