Ascaridoid larva (Nematoda) from the eye of a child in Uganda.
A nematode measuring approximately 1.25 mm by 42 micron, excised in a granuloma from the eye of a child in East Africa, was identified as a third-stage ascaridoid larva of a type having no ventriculus or cecum and bearing conspicuous lateral alae.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000469:parasitology; D007814:Larva; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D014454:Uganda