Abstract
Purpose:
To report an unusual case of intraocular cysticercosis in a 11-year-old boy that presented with chronic posterior uveitis and associated recalcitrant subfoveal and multifocal subretinal fluid blebs. The patient was later found to have a subsequent free-floating vitreous cyst that had been concealed from examination for years.
Methods:
Case report.
Results:
A diagnostic and therapeutic vitrectomy and cyst extraction revealed eosinophilic material suggestive of cysticercosis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed suggestive neurocysticercosis and serological titers for cysticercosis immunoglobulin G were positive. After antihelminthic therapy and surgical removal of the cyst, the patient did well with complete resolution of multifocal subretinal fluid blebs and visual acuity improvement to 20/25.
Conclusion:
Ocular cysticercosis is a sight-threatening parasitic disease that can cause visually threatening manifestations if not identified and treated in a timely manner. Awareness of atypical presentations such as seen in this case in a pediatric patient is paramount.
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