Living parasite in the eyelid

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Case Report

Author Details : Syeed Mehbub Ul Kadir*, Sharmin Ahmed, Golam Haider, Md. Ismail Hossain, Tanjila Hossain, Narayon Chandra Bhowmik

Volume : 8, Issue : 3, Year : 2022

Article Page : 226-228

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijooo.2022.050

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Abstract

Purpose: To report a rare case of living parasite in the eyelid.
Materials and Methods: This case report was done in a tertiary care eye hospital in Bangladesh. We evaluated the patient thoroughly. CT scan of the orbit and histopathology were helped to diagnose the case. Per operative video recording, preoperative and postoperative photograph was documented properly.
Case Report : A young boy presented with gradual swelling in the right upper eyelid. Clinically a firm mass was found in the right upper eyelid. CT Scan of the orbit revealed a cystic lesion in the eyelid. A live worm was extracted from the right upper eyelid.
Conclusion: Parasitic lesion may be occurred in the eyelid. Ophthalmologist should be aware of the atypical presentation of the eyelid.
 
Keywords: Parasite, Cystic, Eyelid, Loa Loa

How to cite : Kadir S M U, Ahmed S, Haider G, Hossain M I, Hossain T, Bhowmik N C, Living parasite in the eyelid. IP Int J Ocul Oncol Oculoplasty 2022;8(3):226-228

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