Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the Eye [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2000 SUMMARY The unique structure of the human eye as well as exposure of the eye directly to the environment renders it vulnerable to a number of uncommon infectious diseases caused by fungi and parasites. Host defenses directed against these microorganisms, once anatomical barriers are breached, are often ...
Stephen A Klotz
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Toxocarosis, toxoplasmosis and ocular dirofilariasis diagnosed in a polish farmer from Wielkopolska Voivodeship – a case description [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyIntroduction Zoonotic diseases caused by different parasites are recently more frequently diagnosed in humans. Contact with domestic animals, mainly dogs and cats increases a risk for the infection.
Łukasz Pielok +4 more
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Subcutaneous Dirofilariosis of the Eyelid Brought to Poland from the Endemic Territory of Ukraine
Pathogens, 2023 We present the case of a 60-year-old man who was diagnosed with a subcutaneous nodule on the upper eyelid of his left eye. The patient reported multiple mosquito bites during numerous work trips to Ukraine.
Beata Rymgayłło-Jankowska +4 more
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Characterization of the parasite-induced lesions in the posterior segment of the eye
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 Ocular lesions are frequently associated with different parasitic infections. The classes of infection include protozoa, nematodes, cestodes, and ectoparasites.
Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed +1 more
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Subretinal parasitic lesion mimicking viral retinitis managed with combined medical therapy and laser photocoagulation [PDF]
IDCasesParasitic infections can present with variable manifestations and may mimic viral retinitis, particularly when intraocular inflammation is prominent. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman experiencing worsening blurred vision in her right eye for over ...
Thanh Ngoc Tran +3 more
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Challenges in the management of intraocular parasitic infections
CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2015 Parasitic worms in eye is something which is not very uncommon these days. People who eat undercooked food and have pets at home are at more risk to have parasitic infections.
Ashish Mitra +3 more
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Parasite spillover rather than niche expansion explains infection of host brain by diplostomid eye flukes [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesParasites often occupy specific sites within their host, which has important implications for host performance and parasite transmission. Nonetheless, parasitic infections can occur beyond their typical location within a host, significantly altering host–parasite interactions.
Alfonso Diaz-Suarez +5 more
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Ocular infections in international travelers
Travel Medicine and Infectious DiseaseIntroduction: Ophthalmological conditions in international travelers may be associated with low mortality but high morbidity. Eye involvement in travelers is less frequently reported than febrile, gastrointestinal and respiratory infections, but data ...
Francesca F. Norman +6 more
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Parasitic eye infection by Ascaris lumbricoides: Case report [PDF]
Sanamed, 2014 The parasitic infection is an affection of the body as well as the eye with parasites, protozoa's, worms and ectoparasites, with world incidence of 30%. These diseases are chronic, systemic diseases because of weak innate immunity and ability of parasites to evade immune answer of the host or increasing the resistance to the adaptive immunity of the ...
Dejan Vulovic +1 more
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Ophthalmic Parasitosis: A Review Article [PDF]
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2012 Ocular parasitosis in human is more prevalent in geographical areas where environmental factors and poor sanitary conditions favor the parasitism between man and animals. Lesions in the eye can be due to damage directly caused by the infectious pathogen,
Amal R. Nimir +2 more
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