Subretinal gnathostomiasis: A successful focal laser photocoagulation for a living parasite.
Focal laser photocoagulation
Intraocular gnathostomiasis
Intraocular parasite
Subretinal gnathostomiasis
Subretinal parasite
Journal
American journal of ophthalmology case reports
ISSN: 2451-9936
Titre abrégé: Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101679941
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
Historique:
received:
30
04
2021
revised:
31
01
2022
accepted:
07
02
2022
entrez:
4
3
2022
pubmed:
5
3
2022
medline:
5
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To report a case of subretinal gnathostomiasis presenting with progressive subretinal tracts of a living parasite and successfully treated with focal laser photocoagulation. Observational case report. A 29-year-old Thai male complained of blurred vision and floaters in his left eye for two weeks. An ocular examination showed multiple, whitish, subretinal tracks at the superotemporal retina. After 5 days of oral albendazole, a moving parasite was confirmed by multimodal retinal imaging. An immunoblotting analysis was positive for The patient was treated by laser photocoagulation with frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser around and over the parasite. Oral albendozole was continued and naproxen was prescribed for four weeks. His vision improved to 20/20 and the inflammation subsided completely within three months. The patient has been followed for five years without local and systemic complications. Focal laser photocoagulation without systemic steroids could be a successful treatment for active subretinal gnathostomiasis with a satisfactory safety profile in a long-term follow-up.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35243155
doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101413
pii: S2451-9936(22)00159-1
pmc: PMC8861398
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
101413Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None of the authors have any financial/conflicting interests to disclose.
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