title: Human case of Onchocerca lupi infection, Germany, August 2014.
abstract: Onchocerca lupi, a nematode parasite infecting dogs and cats with a hitherto unknown arthropod vector, is also being recognised as a parasite also responsible for human eye infections. Here we describe a case of human eye infection diagnosed molecularly by nematode 12S rDNA PCR in a German patient who had travelled to Tunisia and Turkey. The patient recovered after treatment with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Clinic, Friedrich Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bergua
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hohberger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Held
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Muntau
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tannich
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tappe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015827:Onchocerciasis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014416:Tunisia; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal