title: Bilateral conjunctivitis due to Trichomonas vaginalis without genital infection: an unusual presentation in an adult man.
abstract: We report an unusual case of extragenital infection with Trichomonas vaginalis of the conjunctiva of a 32-year-old man. Only one other similar case has been reported in the English language literature. The present report reinforces the widening pathologic spectrum of trichomonads in humans, especially in the context of emerging extragenital infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom. a.abdolrasouli@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdolrasouli
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Croucher
authors.forename: Azita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roushan
authors.forename: Charlotte A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gaydos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan