Spontaneous rupture of an intraorbital hydatid cyst. A rare cause of acute visual loss.

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, June 1993, Volume 13, Issue 2
Date 1993-06
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s6k96dm6
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 225875
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k96dm6

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Title Spontaneous rupture of an intraorbital hydatid cyst. A rare cause of acute visual loss.
Creator Ozek, M.M.; Pamir, M.N.; Sav, A.
Affiliation Department of Neurosurgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Abstract A very rare cause of acute visual loss due to the spontaneous rupture of an intraorbital hydatid cyst is presented. Acute onset was thought to be due to volume expansion and inflammatory reaction of orbital structures to ruptured cyst fluid.
Subject Acute Disease; Echinococcosis; Eye Infections, Parasitic; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mebendazole; Middle Older people; Orbital Diseases; Rupture, Spontaneous; Vision Disorders; Visual Acuity
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Format application/pdf
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 225865
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k96dm6/225865