Human ocular thelaziasis: A case report from Karnataka

Prabhakar, S; Vijaykumar, G. S.; Mahesh, BS; Shanthamallappa,

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.154900

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“…Thelaziasis is caused by nematode Thelazia callipaeda, transmitted to humans by drosophilid flies [192]. It is also known as oriental eyeworm due to its geographical distribution in Asia Pacific region (China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan and Korea) and Russia [12,193] (Table 1, Figure 11). The life cycle passes in dogs and other canids, cattle and horses as definitive host and flies act as intermediate host as shown in Figure 15.…”

Section: Thelaziasismentioning

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“…In addition, case studies of eye diseases caused by Leishmania, Trypanosoma cruzi, Entamoeba histolytica, Hartmannella, Plasmodium falciparum, Microsporidia and Giardia lamblia have been rarely reported [1,8,9]. Among the helminths, ocular infections are caused primarily by nematode parasites (Onchocerca volvulus, Loa loa, Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati) [1,8,[10][11][12]. In addition, case studies of ocular infections caused by other nematodes (Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Dirofilaria repens, Trichinella spiralis, Thelazia callipaeda, Baylisascaris procyonis, Wuchereria bancrofti and B. malayi), cestodes (T.solium cysticercus, Echinococcus granulosus, and Multiceps multiceps larvae) and trematodes (Fasciola hepatica and Schistosoma species) have been reported from different geographical areas [1,8,[13][14][15].…”

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Ocular Parasitic Infections – An Overview

Malla¹,

Goyal²

2016

Advances in Common Eye Infections

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Eyes are said to be the windows of body, by which this beautiful world is visualized. Human eye has a unique structure and is vulnerable to numerous infections. Whenever anatomical structures are breached, host defenses come into play, but if infection is severe and not treated timely, it could lead to visual impairment or blindness. Parasitic infections are considered, the significant causes of ophthalmic diseases worldwide. In this chapter, an overview of ocular parasitic infections (OPI) is detailed out, with an initial brief introduction followed by description of anatomy of the human eye and various defense mechanisms to provide better understanding of the parasitic infections affecting different parts of human eye. The last part includes individual details of various human ocular parasitic infections. Ocular infections can be classified based on either the etiological agent or according to the anatomical site of infection. The parasitic etiological agents include mainly protozoa, helminths and ectoparasites. Due to the complex life cycles of parasites and their tendency to cause wide range of pathologic lesions, different parasites/parasitic infections have been addressed separately, including brief epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment.

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