Unifocal, Subconjunctival Twin Cysticercosis Cysts

Kumar, Arvind MD
Pushker, Neelam MD
Bajaj, Mandeep S. MD
Sen, Seema MD
Agrawal, Anand MD

Drs. Kumar, Pushker, Bajaj, and Agrawal are from Oculoplastic and Paediatric Ophthalmology Services and Dr. Sen is from the Division of Ocular Pathology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Address correspondence to Dr. Mandeep S. Bajaj; Additional Professor of Ophthalmology; Oculoplastic and Paediatric Ophthalmology Services; Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences; AIIMS, Ansari Nagar; New Delhi-110029; India.

Originally submitted May 4, 2005.

Accepted for publication July 27, 2005.

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 44(1):p 55-56, January-February 2007.

We report a case of multiple, unifocal, subconjunctival cysticercosis in an 8-year-old boy. Two cysts, each with a scolex, were in the subconjunctival space. They were removed surgically, and histopathologically proven to be Cysticercus cellulosae. This is only the second report of twin cysticercus in the literature, to the best of our knowledge.