Intraocular pentastomiasis causing unilateral glaucoma.
We present a case of intraocular pentastomiasis in a 12-year-old Israel Arab boy. A single secondary pentastomid larva, most likely of Linguatula serrata, was found in the anterior chamber of the right eye, attached loosely to the pupil's border by a fibrinous mass. Associated conditions were iritis, subluxation of the lens, and secondary glaucoma. This is the first documentation of human pentastomiasis in Israel.
D001181:Arthropods; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007500:Iritis / Q000150:complications; D007814:Larva; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000150:complications*