Intravitreal Parasitic Cyst

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    • By Joseph D Boss, MD
      Retina Specialists of Michigan
      Co-author(s): Paulina Levy, Kim Barrett, Brittany Rota
    • Uploaded on Oct 18, 2020.
    • Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Oct 20, 2020.
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    Condition/keywords
    parasitic cyst , cystic lesion
    Photographer
    Joseph Boss, MD; Retina Specialists of Michigan, Grand Rapids MI
    Imaging device
    Scanning laser ophthalmoscope
    Description
    Ultrawidefield image of a free-floating intravitreal cyst concerning for a parasitic larva infection in an 11-year-old boy with unilateral posterior uveitis. Subsequent MRI of the brain revealed concerns for neurocysticercosis; the patient underwent successful vitrectomy and en bloc cyst extraction.

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