Publication: Thelazia callipaeda: A human case report
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2012-11-19
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01251562
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Mahidol University
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Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.43, No.4 (2012), 851-856
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Parnpen Viriyavejakul, Srivicha Krudsood, Srisuchart Monkhonmu, Chuchard Punsawad, Mario Riganti, Prayong Radomyos Thelazia callipaeda: A human case report. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.43, No.4 (2012), 851-856. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/14511
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Thelazia callipaeda: A human case report
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We report a rare case of human thelaziasis. A 31-year-old man from Nakhon Pathom, Thailand presented to the hospital with a foreign body sensation in and excessive lacrimation from the right eye for one week. His visual acuity was normal. He gave a history of a fly flying around his face; he then rubbed it against his right eye. Five adult worms were collected from the right eye. Two were removed by the patients and three were removed on the ward, using a small cotton swab, from the conjunctival sac. All five worms were identified morphologically as Thelazia callipaeda. The patient became free of symptoms after the fifth worm was removed.