Human Ocular Thelaziasis: A Case Report

Thelaziasis is a zoonotic disease which affects the eye of domestic and wild carnivores caused by the nematode Thelazia. It is transmitted to humans by secretophagous arthropod-borne zoophilic nonbiting flies of the family Drosophilidae. Human thelaziasis is rare and occurs in poor socio-economic f...

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Autores principales:	Anjila Pal, Alok Atreya, Nabina Maharjan, Monika Mahat, Rabin Bom
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Publicado:	Nepal Medical Association 2021
Materias:	Nepal ocular infection Thelazia zoonoses Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a5ca34fb415a49a6880f5674244076062021-11-07T19:11:49ZHuman Ocular Thelaziasis: A Case Report10.31729/jnma.64470028-27151815-672Xhttps://doaj.org/article/a5ca34fb415a49a6880f5674244076062021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/6447https://doaj.org/toc/0028-2715https://doaj.org/toc/1815-672X Thelaziasis is a zoonotic disease which affects the eye of domestic and wild carnivores caused by the nematode Thelazia. It is transmitted to humans by secretophagous arthropod-borne zoophilic nonbiting flies of the family Drosophilidae. Human thelaziasis is rare and occurs in poor socio-economic families of the rural locations where people live in close proximity with animals. A one and halfyear-old was presented to the outpatient ophthalmology clinic after her mother noticed a whitish, thread-like worm in her right eye. A total of four worms were mechanically removed from her right eye. All the collected worms were gravid female nematodes of Thelazia species. The present case of human ocular thelaziasis from Palpa, Nepal is presented for its rarity. Anjila PalAlok AtreyaNabina MaharjanMonika MahatRabin BomNepal Medical AssociationarticleNepalocular infectionThelaziazoonosesMedicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 59, Iss 242 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Nepal ocular infection Thelazia zoonoses Medicine (General) R5-920 Anjila Pal Alok Atreya Nabina Maharjan Monika Mahat Rabin Bom Human Ocular Thelaziasis: A Case Report
description	Thelaziasis is a zoonotic disease which affects the eye of domestic and wild carnivores caused by the nematode Thelazia. It is transmitted to humans by secretophagous arthropod-borne zoophilic nonbiting flies of the family Drosophilidae. Human thelaziasis is rare and occurs in poor socio-economic families of the rural locations where people live in close proximity with animals. A one and halfyear-old was presented to the outpatient ophthalmology clinic after her mother noticed a whitish, thread-like worm in her right eye. A total of four worms were mechanically removed from her right eye. All the collected worms were gravid female nematodes of Thelazia species. The present case of human ocular thelaziasis from Palpa, Nepal is presented for its rarity.
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title	Human Ocular Thelaziasis: A Case Report
title_short	Human Ocular Thelaziasis: A Case Report
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Human Ocular Thelaziasis: A Case Report

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