A first instance of human philophthalmosis in Israel
Authors:
- Y. WeissYWY. Weiss
- H. GarzoziHGH. Garzozi
- D. GoldDGD. Gold
- J. LengyJLJ. Lengy
- 5 June 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Helminthology
- Vol. 67 (2) , 107-111
Abstract
Conjunctivitis due to the trematode Philophthalmus in a 13-year-old Israeli girl is described. A single worm, probably a mature Philophthalmus palpebrarum, was detected on the palpebral conjunctiva of the upper eyelid of the right eye. Removal of the worm resulted in rapid abatement of the ocular symptoms. This is the first documentation of human philophthalmosis in Israel.Keywords
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