Conjunctivitis due to Thelazia californiensis.
A patient with chronic conjunctivitis was found to have a parasitic nematode infection of the conjunctiva. The parasite was found within the cul-de-sac of the conjunctiva, entirely motile. The treatment of the conjunctivitis was simple removal of the organism, and periodic follow up.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections; D013151:Spiruroidea; D013802:Thelazioidea