Intraretinal worm documented by optical coherence tomography in a patient with diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis: case report

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Leonardo Provetti Cunha²  Luciana Virgínia Ferreira Costa-cunha²  Eduardo Cunha De Souza¹  Mário Luiz R. Monteiro² 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das ClínicasSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Retinitis;    Optic neuritis/pathology;    Eye infections;    parasitic;    Tomography;    optical coherence;    Visual acuity;    Nerve fibers/pathology;    Human;    Male;    Adult;    Case reports;    Retinite;    Neurite óptica;    Infecções oculares parasitá­rias;    Tomografia de coerência óptica;    Acuidade visual;    Fibras nervosas;    Humanos;    Masculino;    Adulto;    Relatos de casos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492010000500015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Our purpose is to report a case of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) in which an ophthalmoscopically visible worm was found and optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans allowed the precise localization of the parasite in the intraretinal layers. Our findings suggest that the parasite moves in the inner portions of the retina possibly explaining the severe degenerative neural changes that it causes.

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