Third report of ocular parastrongyliasis (angiostrongyliasis) from Sri Lanka.
A further case of ocular parastrongyliasis has been seen in a patient from Sri Lanka. As it is a juvenile female worm it could not be identified to the species, but it is probably Parastrongylus (= Angiostrongylus) cantonensis which is the commonly reported species in the country. This is the third authentic case of such an infection in Sri Lanka in recent years.
Dissanaike
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka. ellstandiss@lanka.ccom.lk
Ihalamulla
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Naotunne
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Senarathna
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Withana
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D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013188:Sri Lanka; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000469:parasitology*