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Case Reports
. 2007 Mar;21(1):48-50.
doi: 10.3341/kjo.2007.21.1.48.

A case of oular sparganosis in Korea

Jae Wook Yang  1 , Jeong Heon Lee, Mi Seon Kang
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Case Reports

A case of oular sparganosis in Korea

Jae Wook Yang et al. Korean J Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: To present a case of ocular sparoganosis presenting as itching sensation.

Methods: A 60-year-old woman presented for removal of an itchy subconjunctival mass in her left eye. Her ocular findings were normal, except for a subconjunctival mass (1.5 x 1.5 mm).

Results: A parasite excised from the subconjunctival mass was identified as a sparganum, by microscopic examination after hematoxylin-eosin staining. The mummified parasite was identified as the plerocercoid phase of the sparganum, by microscopy.

Conclusions: Although rare, parasitic disease should be suspected in a palpable subconjunctival mass unresponsive to the medical treatment.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(A) Yellowish subconjunctival mass was detected in nasal conjunctiva of the left eye. (B) The mass was excised under a slit lamp.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Sparganum extracted from the lesion of left eye.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Skeletal muscle showed focal fibrosis and chronic inflammatory infiltrate with a track-like space (arrow) at its center (HE, ×40).
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