Clinostomum trematode from human eye.
The first human case of Clinostomum lacramalitis in Thailand is reported. A 38-year-old man visited an ophthalmology clinic after having itchy pain in the right eye for two days. Ophthalmological examination revealed a living worm adhered to the lacramal opening and after removal, it was identified as Clinostomum sp. The patient admitted that he used to eat raw freshwater fish, he caught in Prachin Buri Province where he lives.
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Udomkijdecha
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Suvouttho
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Chunchamsri
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Waikagul
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003607:Dacryocystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013785:Thailand; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology