An unusual cause of visual loss: Subfoveal, motile angiostrongyliasis
| Autor: | L Mowatt, Roshni Sawh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Eosinophilic Meningitis business.industry 030231 tropical medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Angiostrongylus cantonensis medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Eosinophilia Angiostrongyliasis medicine Animals Humans Meningitis 030212 general & internal medicine Presentation (obstetrics) business Strongylida Infections |
| Zdroj: | Tropical doctor. 51(3) |
| ISSN: | 1758-1133 |
| Popis: | This is a short report describing the clinical presentation, investigations, treatment and outcome of a patient living in the Jamaican countryside who was diagnosed with a live, motile subfoveal helminth identified as Angiostrongylus cantonensis on optical coherence tomography at the University Hospital of the West Indies Eye Clinic. This is the second documented case in Jamaica. Early recognition of angiostrongyliasis is important as it may manifest as eosinophilic meningitis which can be fatal without prompt treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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