Human Ocular Thelaziasis: A Case Report.
Nepal; ocular infection; Thelazia; zoonoses.
Journal
JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
ISSN: 1815-672X
Titre abrégé: JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
Pays: Nepal
ID NLM: 0045233
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Oct 2021
15 Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
16
04
2021
entrez:
24
2
2022
pubmed:
25
2
2022
medline:
26
2
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Thelaziasis is a zoonotic disease which affects the eye of domestic and wild carnivores caused by the nematode Thelazia. It is transmitted to humans by secretophagous arthropod-borne zoophilic nonbiting flies of the family Drosophilidae. Human thelaziasis is rare and occurs in poor socio-economic families of the rural locations where people live in close proximity with animals. A one and halfyear-old was presented to the outpatient ophthalmology clinic after her mother noticed a whitish, thread-like worm in her right eye. A total of four worms were mechanically removed from her right eye. All the collected worms were gravid female nematodes of Thelazia species. The present case of human ocular thelaziasis from Palpa, Nepal is presented for its rarity.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35199702
doi: 10.31729/jnma.6447
pmc: PMC9107814
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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