Case Report: Thelazia callipaeda Eye Infection: The First Human Case in Germany

Sebastian Dolff; Jan Kehrmann; Philip Eisermann; Sami Dalbah; Dennis Tappe; Philipp Rating

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.19-0483

Case Report: Thelazia callipaeda Eye Infection: The First Human Case in Germany

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Feb;102(2):350-351. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0483.

Authors

Sebastian Dolff¹, Jan Kehrmann², Philip Eisermann³, Sami Dalbah⁴, Dennis Tappe³, Philipp Rating⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
² Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
³ National Reference Center for Tropical Pathogens, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

Abstract

Thelazia callipaeda eye worm is a nematode transmitted by drosophilid flies not only primarily to carnivores and lagomorphs but also to humans. Only a few cases have been reported in Europe (Italy, France, and Portugal). Here, we report the first eye infection in a German patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Eye Infections, Parasitic / epidemiology*
Eye Infections, Parasitic / parasitology*
Eye Infections, Parasitic / therapy
Female
Germany / epidemiology
Humans
Spirurida Infections / epidemiology*
Spirurida Infections / parasitology*
Spirurida Infections / therapy
Thelazioidea / isolation & purification*
Zoonoses