Extraocular muscle cysticercosis: never skip steroids

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jan 9:2018:bcr2017223356. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223356.

Authors

Abhidnya Surve¹, Siddhi Goel¹, Mandeep S Bajaj¹, Amar Pujari¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.

No abstract available

Keywords: foodborne infections; medical education; ophthalmology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Albendazole / administration & dosage
Albendazole / therapeutic use
Anthelmintics / administration & dosage
Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
Cysticercosis / diagnosis*
Cysticercosis / drug therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Therapy, Combination
Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis*
Eye Infections, Parasitic / drug therapy
Female
Humans
Oculomotor Muscles*
Patient Compliance
Prednisolone / administration & dosage
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anthelmintics
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Prednisolone
Albendazole