2022
DOI: 10.1159/000525117
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Human Ocular Thelaziasis: A Case Report from Indonesia

Abstract: Thelaziasis is a parasitic disease caused by a nematode of genus <i>Thelazia</i>, which is rare in the world, including Indonesia. The definitive hosts for <i>Thelazia</i> are canids, felids, mustelids, and other mammals, while the vector is drosophila flies. Consequently, this study reported an uncommon occurrence of human ocular thelaziasis in Indonesia. Based on the patient’s complaints and physical examination, we found a living worm that move actively in the anterior chamber; then … Show more

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