Lacrimal drainage obstruction by Ascaris lumbricoides.
Lacrimal drainage obstruction by Ascaris lumbricoides is extremely rare and only few cases have been documented. We report an additional case from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mwanza
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Department of Ophthalmology, Kinshasa University Hospital, P.O. Box 123, Kinshasa 11, Democratic Republic of Congo. jcmwanza@hotmail.com
D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007767:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male