Uniocular ptosis due to cysticercosis of extraocular muscle

Involvement of extraocular muscle by Cysticercus cellulosae is very rare. Rarer still is the isolated involvement of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle presenting clinically as ptosis. We report here such a presentation in an eleven years old girl.

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Published inIndian journal of pediatrics Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 181 - 182
Main Authors KUNDRA, Raman, KUNDRA, S. N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.02.2004
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Blepharoptosis - parasitology
Child
Cysticercosis
Cysticercosis - diagnosis
Diseases caused by cestodes
Female
General aspects
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Myositis - parasitology
Parasitic diseases
Pediatrics
Cysticercosis
Cysticercus cellulosae
Plathelmintha
Ptosis
Parasitosis
Cestoda
Helminthiasis
Cestode disease
Infection
Eye disease
Eyelid disease
Helmintha
Tropical medicine
Invertebrata
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Summary:Involvement of extraocular muscle by Cysticercus cellulosae is very rare. Rarer still is the isolated involvement of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle presenting clinically as ptosis. We report here such a presentation in an eleven years old girl.
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ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/BF02723107