A juvenile filarial worm, Wuchereria bancrofti, extracted from the vitreous of the eye: the first report in the world literature.
A live worm was extracted from the vitreous of the eye of a patient in Sri Lanka. Based on the details of its length, width, oesophagus and vulva it was identified as Ajuvenile female Wuchereria bancrofti.
Samarasinghe
Sagarika
S
Department of Parasitology, Medical Research institute, Eye Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka. samasagarika@hotmail.com
Pathirana
Saliya
S
D000818:Animals; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013188:Sri Lanka; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000469:parasitology