Human conjunctivitis caused by the bird parasite Philophthalmus.
We removed a trematode of the species Philophthalmus from under the left upper eyelid of a 66-year-old man who had follicular conjunctivitis for three weeks. After removal of the parasite, the conjunctivitis resolved.
Gutierrez
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Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Grossniklaus
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Annable
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014201:Trematode Infections; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology