1.
Aust N Z J Ophthalmol
; 14(4): 381-4, 1986 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3814428
ABSTRACT
A case of intravitreal angiostrongyliasis is reported in a Thai female who had eaten raw snails. After immobilising the worm by use of an intravitreal cryoprobe it was successfully removed via the pars plana with vitreous foreign body forceps.
Subject(s)
Nematode Infections/surgery , Vitreous Body , Aged , Angiostrongylus , Diet/adverse effects , Eye Diseases/etiology , Eye Diseases/microbiology , Eye Diseases/surgery , Female , Humans , Nematode Infections/etiology , Nematode Infections/mortality , Snails
2.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 14(4): 528-30, 1983 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6673130
ABSTRACT
A case of Isospora belli infection in Thailand is reported. An 18 month-old Thai girl from a foster home was hospitalized for acute mucous diarrhoea. Immature oocysts of I. belli were detected in the stool examination by simple saline smear. The symptoms subsided spontaneously with the disappearance of parasite from the stools on the fifth day. The pathogenesis of mucous diarrhoea and the route of transmission was discussed.
Subject(s)
Coccidiosis/complications , Diarrhea, Infantile/etiology , Coccidiosis/parasitology , Coccidiosis/therapy , Diarrhea, Infantile/parasitology , Diarrhea, Infantile/therapy , Female , Humans , Infant
3.
J Med Assoc Thai
; 66(9): 572-3, 1983 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6686243
