Blepharoptosis and cysticercosis
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Blepharoptosis and cysticercosis.
The recent report on ptosis and cysticercosis is very interesting (Labh et al, 2013). The authors mentioned that that was a rare presentation of cysticercosis and also noted that “extraocular cysticercosis could be treated with oral steroid and albendazole”. Indeed, cysticercosis is a tissue infection and can be seen at any organ including the eyes. The ocular presentation of cysticercosis is n...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2091-0320,2072-6805
DOI: 10.3126/nepjoph.v5i2.8748