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13 September 2026 : Case report  Indonesia

Intravitreal Onchocerca sp. With Concomitant Cerebral MRI Lesion: A Case Report

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Supanji ORCID logo ABCDEF 1,2,3,4*, Hifdza F. Felisha ORCID logo ABDEF 1,5, Dewi F. Romdhoniyyah ORCID logo DEF 1,2, Syania Nursawitri DEF 1, Sekar Syahriza DEF 1, Izzati A.K. Farzana DEF 1, Yasmin H. Basalamah DEF 1,2, Sarah Rizqia Indrayanti BDEF 3, Nia Milastuti BDEF 3, Karimah Amalia BCDEF 6,7, Nurhuda H. Setyawan ORCID logo BCDEF 6,7, Ajib Diptyanusa BCDEF 8, Tridjoko Hadianto CDEF 8, Sekar Satiti DEF 9,10, Mohammad Eko Prayogo BDEF 11,3, Firman S. Wardhana BDEF 11,2,3, Muhammad B. Sasongko BDEF 11,2,3, Raden R.U.N.W. Astuti CDEF 12, Yusuf Ridwan CDEF 13

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952921

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952921

Figure 2 Brain magnetic resonance images of a 24-year-old man with vitreous Onchocerca lupi infection. (A) Hyperintense lesion in the white matter of the left parietal lobe on T2-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences; (B) follow-up magnetic resonance image at 9 months demonstrating persistence of the lesion, with a decrease in size.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923