Ocular angiostrongyliasis--first case report from Jamaica

West Indian Med J. 2009 Sep;58(4):383-5.

Abstract

A 30-year-old female presented with a one-month history of blurred vision in her left eye. Examination revealed a live motile worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye. She also had retinal pigment epithelial disturbance with focal intraretinal haemorrhage. The 19.9 mm worm was surgically removed and identified as Angiostrongylus cantonesis. She was treated with oral mebendazole. Her vision improved from counting fingers in the left eye to 6/36. This is the first documented case of ocular angiostrongyliasis in Jamaica.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis*
  • Animals
  • Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Eye Diseases / diagnosis
  • Eye Diseases / drug therapy
  • Eye Diseases / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mebendazole / therapeutic use
  • Strongylida Infections / diagnosis*
  • Strongylida Infections / drug therapy
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Antinematodal Agents
  • Mebendazole