Angiostrongylus-a technique for removing a rare parasite from the cornea of a child

Pradhnya Sen; Ashok Date; Elesh Jain; Amit Mohan

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.11.005

Angiostrongylus-a technique for removing a rare parasite from the cornea of a child

J AAPOS. 2019 Apr;23(2):119-120. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.11.005. Epub 2019 Feb 12.

Authors

Pradhnya Sen¹, Ashok Date², Elesh Jain², Amit Mohan²

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India. Electronic address: drpradhnyasen@rediffmail.com.
² Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India.

PMID: 30769085
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.11.005

Abstract

We report a case of an Angiostrongylus parasite in the corneal stroma in an 8-year-old boy and our technique for its removal. The parasite was identified on slit-lamp examination. Its location was confirmed on anterior segment optical coherence topography (AS-OCT). The parasite was found on the superficial corneal stroma in the periphery and was removed after lamellar dissection of the cornea following marking with trephine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiostrongylus*
Animals
Child
Cornea / surgery
Corneal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Corneal Diseases / parasitology
Corneal Diseases / surgery*
Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnostic imaging
Eye Infections, Parasitic / surgery*
Humans
Male
Strongylida Infections / diagnostic imaging
Strongylida Infections / surgery*
Tomography, Optical Coherence