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Thelazia callipaeda
Epidemiology:
- endemic in some parts of Asia
- reported in Europe
- fly vector
Pathology:
- helminth imfections of lacrimal glands
Laboratory:
- white, slender, & filiform nematodes
- 10 to 12 mm long & 0.16 to 0.18 mm wide
- attenuation at both ends
- presence of a buccal capsule near the anterior end & cuticular striations over the whole tegumental surface
Management:
- mechanical removal of the parasites
General
Thelazia
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: helminth
References
- Huh K, Choi JH
Worms in the Eye
N Engl J Med 2016; 375:e30. October 6, 2016
PMID: 27705268 Free Article
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1515440