Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis Caused by Ancylostoma Hookworm.

Poppert, Sven; Heideking, Martin; Agostini, Hansjürgen; Fritzenwanker, Moritz; Wüppenhorst, Nicole; Muntau, Birgit; Henneke, Philipp; Kern, Winfried; Krücken, Jürgen; Junker, Bernd; Hufnagel, Markus

Poppert, Sven; Heideking, Martin; Agostini, Hansjürgen; Fritzenwanker, Moritz; Wüppenhorst, Nicole; Muntau, Birgit; Henneke, Philipp; Kern, Winfried; Krücken, Jürgen; Junker, Bernd; Hufnagel, Markus.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 23(2): 343-344, 2017 02.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28098549

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis is an ocular infectious disease caused by several distinct nematodes. Definite identification of the involved nematodes is rarely achieved. We report on the molecular-based genetic identification of an Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworm implicated in a case of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis in a child.

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Ancylostoma; Ancylostomiasis/diagnosis; Ancylostomiasis/parasitology; Retinitis/diagnosis; Retinitis/parasitology; Ancylostoma/genetics; Ancylostoma/immunology; Ancylostomiasis/immunology; Animals; Antibodies, Helminth/immunology; Child; DNA, Helminth; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Genes, Helminth; Humans; Male; Ophthalmoscopes; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Retinitis/immunology

Key words

Ancylostoma ceylanicum; Baylisascaris procyonis; DUSN; Toxocara canis; diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis; hookworm; infectious disease; nematodes; ocular; parasites; zoonoses

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Retinitis / Ancylostoma / Ancylostomiasis Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals / Child / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2017 Type: Article

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