Rare manifestations of parasitic eye disease in children from South India
Journal: University Journal of Surgery and Surgical Specialities (Vol.4, No. 3)Publication Date: 2018-05-28
Authors : RAJESH;
Page : 57-58
Keywords : parasitic; trematode; granuloma; river water; helminth A 4-year-old boy from kozhicode; Kerala was brought to the hospital by his mother. Mother gave history of recurrent redness; watering and itching in the right eye of her child for four months;
Abstract
A 4 year old baby presented with redness, watering and itching in right eye for 4 months duration. Ocular examination showed a chalazion like swelling in the right lower lid, a fibrinous lesion at the back of cornea attached to the endothelium and a granuloma behind iris. Excision of the chalazion like swelling and iris granuloma were done and histopathological examination of these tissues surprisingly showed evidence of a helminth. The boy developed cataract in the right eye and underwent cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation.
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