Cerebral Paragonimiasis Associated with Right Homonymous Hemianopsia.

Chi, Sun Dug; Rhee, Jong Won

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1974;15(4):368-371.
Published online April 1, 1974.

Cerebral Paragonimiasis Associated with Right Homonymous Hemianopsia.

Sun Dug Chi, Jong Won Rhee

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chung Nam National University, Dae Jeon, Korea.

동명반맹을 (同名半氓) 동반한 뇌부폐디스토마증의 치험 1예

지선득 , 이종원 ( Sun Duk Chi, Jong Won Lee )

Abstract

A case of cerebral paragonimiasis associated with right homonymous hemianopsia was reported in view of its rarity and a review of the related literaturs was made. The patient was 14 years old man. He had been suffering from poor visual acuity for 2 months and headache for 7 years. He had hsitory of indigestation of crayfish during measle infection. Skull x-ray revealed calcification on temporo-occipital region. He had been treated with bithionol, daily doses of 20mg/kg of body wt. for 70 days. And the rsult was improvement.