title: Intraocular gnathostomiasis from coastal part of Maharashtra.
abstract: Intraocular infestation by live Gnathostoma spinigerum is a rare occurrence in humans. Most of the published reports are from South-East Asia. We report a case of ocular gnathostomiasis from Western Maharashtra, where the worm was removed live from the anterior chamber of the left eye. Identification of the worm was confirmed by light microscopy.
authors: Department of Microbiology, B. J. Government Medical College, Pune, India.
authors: Dharmshale N
authors: DN
authors: Sujata
authors: Bharadwaj S
authors: BS
authors: Renu
keywords: Gnathostoma spinigerum; gnathostomiasis; intraocular infestation
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