Eyelid Gnathostomiasis Presenting as an Orbital Mass: A Case Report of Rare Presentation

Authors

• Duangmontree Rojdamrongrantana, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
• Naree Warnnissorn, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
• Sirineen Muangsiri, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
• Nutdanai Pincome, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
• Pimpakarn Trarungreang, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand

Keywords

Gnathostomiasis, Orbital mass, Eyelid

Abstract

A 25-year-old female presented with a three-week history of mass in the left lower orbit. On examination, a well-circumscribed rubbery round mass protruding from the left lower eyelid was noted. An anterior orbitotomy was performed via transconjunctival approach. Ultimately, the diagnosis of gnathostomiasis was done pathologically.

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Recommended Citation

Rojdamrongrantana, Duangmontree; Warnnissorn, Naree; Muangsiri, Sirineen; Pincome, Nutdanai; and Trarungreang, Pimpakarn. 2022 Eyelid Gnathostomiasis Presenting as an Orbital Mass: A Case Report of Rare Presentation. Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine. 22, 1 (Oct. 2025), 59-63.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.70933/2773-9465.1178

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