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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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Ocular sparganosis from Assam
Reema Nath1, Rajendra Nath Gogoi2
1 Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
Correspondence Address:
Reema Nath
Department of Microbiology, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh - 786 002, Assam
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.149930
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Sparganosis is caused by plerocercoid larvae of the Pseudophyllidea tapeworms of the genus Spirometra. Though prevalent in East Asian and south east Asian countries like China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand; yet very few cases are reported from India. We report a case of migrating sub-conjunctival ocular sparganosis mimicking scleritis which later on developed into orbital cellulitis from Dibrugarh, Assam, North-eastern part of India. This case is reported for its rarity. |
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