A rare case of ocular filariasis caused by Brugia malayi.
Brugia malayi
Mitochondrial 12S rRNA
Ocular filariasis
Sequencing
Journal
Parasitology international
ISSN: 1873-0329
Titre abrégé: Parasitol Int
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9708549
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
26
04
2022
revised:
26
05
2022
accepted:
30
05
2022
pubmed:
7
6
2022
medline:
14
7
2022
entrez:
6
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Extra-lymphatic manifestation of filariasis is uncommon and may usually be clinically misdiagnosed. The extra lymphatic presentation of Brugia malayi may due to the site of entry of the infective larvae, and only a few cases have been proven for the causative species. We report here a 59-year-old woman presented with swollen right conjunctiva and complaint of migratory swelling at her eyelid, which has turned out to be ocular filariasis by B. malayi in Chantaburi province, Thailand. This report highlights the increasing cases of B. malayi as a causative agent of ocular filariasis in human.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35659633
pii: S1383-5769(22)00070-8
doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2022.102606
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102606Informations de copyright
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