Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum

Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum

Intraocular infestation by live <i> Gnathostoma spinigerum </i> is a rare occurrence in humans. Most of the published reports are from South-East Asia. We report a case of intravitreal gnathostomiasis, where the worm was removed live and intact by pars plana vitrectomy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Basak Samar, Sinha Tushar, Bhattacharya Debasish, Hazra Tushar, Parikh Sunil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2004-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
<i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i>
ocular infestation
pars plana vitrectomy
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2004;volume=52;issue=1;spage=57;epage=58;aulast=Basak
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spelling doaj-b784056ad0aa4bbfbf8e7ed5658d9af72020-11-24T20:42:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47382004-01-015215758Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerumBasak SamarSinha TusharBhattacharya DebasishHazra TusharParikh SunilIntraocular infestation by live <i> Gnathostoma spinigerum </i> is a rare occurrence in humans. Most of the published reports are from South-East Asia. We report a case of intravitreal gnathostomiasis, where the worm was removed live and intact by pars plana vitrectomy.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2004;volume=52;issue=1;spage=57;epage=58;aulast=Basak<i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i>ocular infestationpars plana vitrectomy
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author Basak Samar
Sinha Tushar
Bhattacharya Debasish
Hazra Tushar
Parikh Sunil
spellingShingle Basak Samar
Sinha Tushar
Bhattacharya Debasish
Hazra Tushar
Parikh Sunil
Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
<i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i>
ocular infestation
pars plana vitrectomy
author_facet Basak Samar
Sinha Tushar
Bhattacharya Debasish
Hazra Tushar
Parikh Sunil
author_sort Basak Samar
title Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum
title_short Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum
title_full Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum
title_fullStr Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum
title_full_unstemmed Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum
title_sort intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
issn 0301-4738
publishDate 2004-01-01
description Intraocular infestation by live <i> Gnathostoma spinigerum </i> is a rare occurrence in humans. Most of the published reports are from South-East Asia. We report a case of intravitreal gnathostomiasis, where the worm was removed live and intact by pars plana vitrectomy.
topic <i>Gnathostoma spinigerum</i>
ocular infestation
pars plana vitrectomy
url http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2004;volume=52;issue=1;spage=57;epage=58;aulast=Basak
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