Unusual Presentation of Thelazia callipaeda in the Anterior Chamber of a Human Eye

Authors

  • Sweta Singh Lumbini Eye Institute and Research Center, Lumbini, Nepal.
  • Saurav Piya Sudarshan Eye Care and Nursing Home, Gaur, Rautahat, Nepal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-8729
  • Jeena Gurung Sudarshan Eye Care and Nursing Home, Gaur, Rautahat, Nepal.
  • Shristi Raut Department of Microbiology, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/medphoenix.v7i2.50768

Keywords:

Anterior chamber, Thelazia, Thelazia callipaeda, Zoonoses

Abstract

Introduction: We presented a 53 years old female with redness and pain of right eye for the past 3 months. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed circumciliary congestion with a mobile, curved, white, rod-shaped parasite in the anterior chamber (AC) on the inferior surface of iris. For definitive diagnosis and management, we removed the parasite from the AC through limbal incision. Microbiological examination identified “Thelazia callipaeda”. Thelazia callipaeda is usually detected in the conjunctival sac and lacrimal sac. However, in this case from Lumbini Eye Institute and research centre, Western Nepal, the parasite was found in the anterior chamber of a human eye which is an unusual location.

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2022-12-31 — Updated on 2023-01-06

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Singh, S., Piya, S., Gurung, J., & Raut, S. (2023). Unusual Presentation of Thelazia callipaeda in the Anterior Chamber of a Human Eye. Med Phoenix, 7(2), 50–52. https://doi.org/10.3126/medphoenix.v7i2.50768 (Original work published December 31, 2022)

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)

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Case Reports

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