title: [Uveitis in ancylostomiasis].
abstract: A 42-year-old patient from Sri Lanka presented with unilateral panuveitis. The only possible cause detected was ancylostoma duodenale, a parasitosis occurring frequently on the Indian subcontinent. The link between this and uveitis, and the therapeutic consequences, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenkrankheiten, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000724:Ancylostomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D015864:Panuveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Uveitis bei Ankylostomiasis.