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  • Title: Ocular sparganosis.
    Author: Subudhi BN, Dash S, Chakrabarty D, Mishra DP, Senapati U.
    Journal: J Indian Med Assoc; 2006 Sep; 104(9):529-30. PubMed ID: 17388015.
    Abstract:
    A 50-year-old male attended outpatients department with complaints of irritation, foreign body sensation and mild redness in his right eye. On examination a conjunctival nodule was found with localised inflammation. All investigations were normal. Surgical excision of the nodule was contemplated. During local dressing a live tapeworm about 20 cm in length and 3 mm in breadth emerged. Pathological examination confirmed it to be a tapeworm spirometra. The case was diagnosed to be ocular sparganosis.
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