Thelaziasis as an uncommon cause of giant papillary conjunctivitis.
Eur J Ophthalmol
; 31(6): NP45-NP47, 2021 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We report a local human case of Thelazia callipaeda eye infection in a 49-year-old lady with history of fly contact in Hong Kong. CASE DESCRIPTION A 49-year-old lady presented with right eye foreign body sensation for one month. She recalled a fly being stuck onto her right upper eyelashes with mascara when she went hiking in a forest trail in Hong Kong. On assessment there were a lot of giant papillae on palpebral conjunctiva. Three living worms crawling on conjunctiva were discovered and removed in total. The worms were identified as Thelazia callipaeda by morphology and molecular sequencing. After removal, her symptoms resolved completely.CONCLUSION:
Human thelaziasis is probably under-reported in many countries. The presence of giant papillary conjunctivitis in non-contact lens wearers should alert clinicians to the possibility of thelaziasis in patients with compatible exposure history in endemic regions. Ophthalmologists should increase their awareness towards this uncommon disease and should not wrongly attributed the symptoms to allergic conjunctivitis.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Thelazioidea
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Conjuntivite Alérgica
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Infecções Oculares Parasitárias
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Infecções por Spirurida
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Conjuntivite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Ophthalmol
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article