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

OZEK, Ömer; PAMIR, Mustafa; SAV, A

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

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OZEK M. , PAMIR M. N. , SAV A.

Journal of clinical neuro-ophthalmology, cilt.13, ss.135-7, 1993 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 13 Konu: 2
Basım Tarihi: 1993
Dergi Adı: Journal of clinical neuro-ophthalmology
Sayfa Sayısı: ss.135-7

Özet

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.