Human Thelaziasis occurrence in Taiwan.
A 62-year-old woman presented with unilateral eye swelling and itching. Subsequent examination showed the cause was an infestation of the parasitic worm Thelazia callipaeda. The vector leading to human infection is the fly. The possible mechanisms of infection for this patient are discussed. Although this is a known form of ocular infection, especially in Asia, this is one of few reported cases in Taiwan.
Yang
Yih-Ju
YJ
Department of Ophthalmology, Fong-Yuan Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taichung 420, Taiwan.
Liag
Tzu-Hsien
TH
Lin
Song-Hsiung
SH
Chen
Hsin-Cheng
HC
Lai
Shih-Chan
SC
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005123:Eye / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D013802:Thelazioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*