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Case Reports
. 1994 Aug;205(2):109-11.
doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1045501.

[Exudative retinal detachment in intraorbital echinococcal cyst]

[Article in German]
F Gelisken  1 , S Erda, I Kreissig
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Case Reports

[Exudative retinal detachment in intraorbital echinococcal cyst]

[Article in German]
F Gelisken et al. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 1994 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Orbital manifestation of hydatid cyst can occur in 1%, however, an exudative retinal detachment due to an intraorbital hydatid cyst is an uncommon finding.

Case report: A 20-year-old Turkish woman with an orbital hydatid cyst and an accompanying exudative retinal detachment.

Results: Serology and histopathological findings confirmed the diagnosis of an orbital hydatid cyst. After excision of the cyst in toto the retina reattached spontaneously.

Conclusion: In the differential diagnosis of a proptosis with an exudative retinal detachment, although rare, the diagnosis of an orbital echinococcis should be considered.

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