Subconjunctival Sparganosis.

Choi, Eun Su; Han, Sang Youp; Park, Dong Won; Rho, Ju Hun

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2005;46(12):2081-2085.
Published online December 31, 2005.

Subconjunctival Sparganosis.

Eun Su Choi, Sang Youp Han, Dong Won Park, Ju Hun Rho

Sungmo Eye Hospital, Busan, Korea. rhoahn@yahoo.co.kr

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최은수,한상엽,박동원,노주헌

Sungmo Eye Hospital, Busan, Korea

Correspondence: Eun-Su Choi, M.D.

Abstract

PURPOSE
The subconjunctival sparganosis is rare tissue helminthiasis which developed frequently in abdominal, urethral, ureteral and vertebral cases. Authors report a case of sparganosis in the subconjunctival mass. METHODS: A 51-year-old man with reddish non painful mass in his left eye on the subconjunctiva that was unresponsive to medications for 6months was evaluated and treated surgically. On surgical exploration, a white thread-like plerocercoid 0.2 x 4.7 cm in size was extracted from the subconjunctival mass and actively motile in the bottle filled with saline. It was confirmed as a typical sparganum under histologic examination. Three months after surgery, the lesion disappeared completely. RESULTS: Although rare, parasitic disease should be suspected in a palpable subconjuntival mass unresponsive to the medical treatment.

Key Words: Sparganosis;Subconjunctival mass