Thelazia callipaeda--first human case of thelaziosis in Croatia

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2016 Mar;128(5-6):221-3. doi: 10.1007/s00508-015-0889-1. Epub 2015 Nov 5.

Abstract

A case of the first ocular thelaziosis in a human male patient in Croatia is presented. Thelaziosis is a zoonosis caused by the nematodes of the genus Thelazia. In all, two types of the genus have been described as causes of infection in humans, Thelazia callipaeda and Thelazia californiensis. This zoonosis, called "oriental eye worm" is very rare in humans in European countries, with high incidence in Asian countries, especially in China, Thailand, and Japan.

Keywords: Occular thelaziosis; Thelazia callipaeda; Zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Croatia
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis*
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / parasitology*
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rare Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Rare Diseases / parasitology
  • Rare Diseases / therapy
  • Spirurida Infections / diagnosis*
  • Spirurida Infections / parasitology*
  • Spirurida Infections / therapy
  • Thelazioidea / isolation & purification*
  • Treatment Outcome