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- ISSN: 0002-9637
- E-ISSN: 1476-1645
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Authors’ addresses: Ranjit Sah, Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal, E-mails: ranjitsah@iom.edu.np or ranjitsah57@gmail.com. Anadi Khatri and Hony Kc, Birat Eye Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal, E-mails: anadikc@gmail.com and honykc@gmail.com. Ranju Kharel, B.P. Koirala Lions Centre of Ophthalmic Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal, E-mail: helloranju50@gmail.com. Ali A. Rabaan, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, E-mail: arabaan@gmail.com. Ruchi Tiwari, College of Veterinary Sciences, UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, India, E-mail: ruchi.vet@gmail.com. Kuldeep Dhama and Yashpal Singh Malik, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India, E-mails: kdhama@rediffmail.com and malikyps@gmail.com. Suzanne Donovan, Division of Infectious Diseases, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, E-mail: sdonovanmd@gmail.com. Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia, E-mail: ajrodriguezmmd@gmail.com. Veronika Muigg and Andreas Neumayr, Department of Medicine, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, E-mails: veronika.muigg@swisstph.ch and andreas.neumayr@swisstph.ch.
- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 103, Issue 2, 5 Aug 2020, p. 719 - 722
Case Report: Management of Dead Intraocular Helminth Parasites in Asymptomatic Patients
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We report four asymptomatic patients from Nepal with an incidental finding of a dead intraocular helminth parasite on ophthalmological routine examination. Because the patients were asymptomatic and the intraocular helminth parasites dead without noted pathology present, it was decided to abstain from surgical removal and pursue a watch-and-wait strategy. The clinical follow-up of the four patients over two years was uneventful and showed no complications. We conclude that dead intraocular helminth parasites in asymptomatic patients without apparent pathology do not require surgical removal.
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