Thelaziasis as an uncommon cause of giant papillary conjunctivitis
| Autor: | Sandy Pui-Shan Cheung, Robert Fung Lam, Wing-Kin To, Leo Wai-Lok Chan, Kristine Shik Luk, Alex Yat Man Ho, Yat-Ming Tsang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Thelaziasis Spirurida Infections Giant papillary conjunctivitis Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Animals Humans Eye Infections Parasitic Conjunctivitis Allergic biology business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Eye infection Conjunctivitis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology Ophthalmology Thelazia 030104 developmental biology 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Thelazioidea Female Thelazia callipaeda business Conjunctiva |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Ophthalmology. 31:NP45-NP47 |
| ISSN: | 1724-6016 1120-6721 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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