A Case of Twice Recurring Ocular Thelaziasis from Thelazia callipaeda
10.3341/jkos.2018.59.9.867
- Author:
Bon Hyeok GU
1
;
Dong Eun OH
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. ezer75@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Parasite;
Recurrence;
Thelazia callipaeda;
Thelaziasis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Follow-Up Studies;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Lacrimal Apparatus;
Life Cycle Stages;
Male;
Parasites;
Pathology;
Pruritus;
Recurrence;
Sensation;
Thelazioidea
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2018;59(9):867-870
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We report a case of recurrent ocular thelaziasis by Thelazia callipaeda. CASE SUMMARY: A 71-year-old male visited the ophthalmic clinic, complaining of itching, a foreign body sensation, and irritation in the right eye. He was previously diagnosed with Thelazia callipaeda infection, 3 months prior, at another hospital. A parasite, shaped like a thin small thread, was found in the conjunctival sac of his right eye, with active movement. The parasite was identified as Thelazia callipaeda by pathology. Four months after removal of the parasite, symptoms relapsed in the same eye. Two parasites were rediscovered and removed. Since then, no additional specific sign related to the parasite has been noted in follow- up examinations. CONCLUSIONS: Due to frequent recurrence of infections caused by the short life cycle of the parasite, monthly follow-up examinations are required for at least 1 year after discovery of the parasite.