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Humanos , Criança , Adolescente , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Conjuntivite/parasitologia , PrevalênciaRESUMO
Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time from Meerut city in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A 25-year-old farmer presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva, and following removal the symptoms of eye inflammation improved within a few hours.
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Adulto , Animais , Humanos , Túnica Conjuntiva/parasitologia , Conjuntivite/parasitologia , Dípteros/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/parasitologia , Índia , Larva , Miíase/parasitologiaRESUMO
Small, chalky-white, threadlike, motile worms were isolated from the conjunctival sac of a 32 year-old woman residing in the Himalaya mountains. They were identified as both male and female worms of Thelazia callipaeda. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second case report of human thelaziasis from India.
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Adulto , Animais , Túnica Conjuntiva/parasitologia , Conjuntivite/parasitologia , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/parasitologia , Feminino , Humanos , Índia , Masculino , Espirurídios/classificação , Infecções por Spirurida/parasitologiaRESUMO
Zoonotic filariasis caused by Dirofilaria repens, a parasite of carnivores occurs mainly in countries surrounding Mediterranean region. The infection occurs in and around eye among animal handlers through vector transmission. We are reporting a case of human Dirofilariasis affecting subtenons region in a 63 year-old woman from Coimbatore, South India. The purpose of this article is to review the clinical course and management of ocular Dirofilariasis.
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Animais , Conjuntivite/parasitologia , Dirofilaria/classificação , Dirofilariose/parasitologia , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/parasitologia , Feminino , Humanos , Índia , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeAssuntos
Adolescente , Animais , Anticorpos Anti-Helmínticos/sangue , Túnica Conjuntiva/parasitologia , Conjuntivite/parasitologia , Cisticercose/diagnóstico , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/diagnóstico , Humanos , Imunoglobulina G/sangue , Masculino , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Testes Sorológicos , Taenia solium/imunologiaRESUMO
A 72 year old Thai male; a resident of Kapoe district, Ranong Province, Southern Thailand presented with conjunctivitis of the left eye. A filariid nematode was recovered from under the medial side of ocular conjunctiva of the left eye. The filariid nematode was identified as a young adult female Parafilaria bovicola, based on the following characteristics: no alteration of the transverse striations on the anterior end of the body, the terminal anus and the vulva opening is just posterior to the mouth. This is a first case report in Thailand of P bovicola causing human disease. P. bovicola has caused damage to the meat industry in many countries and has caused disease in humans. Further study of the life cycle, occurrence among cattle, and transmission of the disease between it's natural host and humans is necessary.
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Idoso , Animais , Conjuntivite/parasitologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Nematoides/anatomia & histologia , TailândiaRESUMO
Ophthalmomyiasis, caused by the sheep botfly Oestrus avi was contracted by a 22-year-old man in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when a fly flew into his car. A total of 23 first-instar larvae were recovered from the conjunctival sac of his left eye. He recovered without sequelae. Only seven cases of 0. avis ophthalmomyiasis have been reported from Saudi Arabia; this is the first case to be reported from the Western Province