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Conjunctival infestation by Thelazia callipaeda in a resident in Tochigi Prefecture Chihiro Takemura 1 , Shigenari Suzuki 1 , Sinsaku Izumida 1 , Masasi Kirinoki 2 , Reiko Kaneko 3 , Tadashi Senoo 1 1Dept of Ophthalmol, Dokkyo Med Univ 2Dept of Trop Med and Parasitol, Dokkyo Med Univ 3Kaneko Eye Hosp pp.1369-1372
Published Date 2015/9/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1410211483
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Abstract. Background:Thelazia callipaeda are nematodes closely related to filaria. They infest animals with lacrimal and conjunctival sac as the habitat. The infection is transmitted to humans by flies. Ocular infestation in humans has been mainly reported in western Japan, and has been spreading to the north due to global warming. Purpose:To report conjunctival infestation by Thelazia callipaeda in a resident in Tochigi Prefecture. Case:A 63-year-old male was referred to us for blurring and foreign body sensation in the left eye since one month before. He was a resident in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. He had been plagued by a swarm of flies 2 weeks earlier. A worm had been removed from the left eye by the referring ophthalmologist. Findings:The removed worm was identified as a male Thelazia callipaeda by one of us specialized in parasitology. Subjective complaints in the left eye disappeared after removal of the worm. Conclusion:This case is the first reported one in Tochigi prefecture. Global warming appears to have resulted in the spread of habits of vector flies.


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