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| Issue : 1 | Page : 82-84 |
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Intraocular gnathostomiasis from coastal part of Maharashtra
Dharmshale N Sujata, Bharadwaj S Renu
Department of Microbiology, B. J. Government Medical College, Pune, India
Correspondence Address:
Dharmshale N Sujata
Department of Microbiology, B. J. Medical College and SGH, Near Collector Office, Pune - 411 001, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.113923
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Intraocular infestation by live Gnathostoma spinigerum is a rare occurrence in humans. Most of the published reports are from South-East Asia. We report a case of ocular gnathostomiasis from Western Maharashtra, where the worm was removed live from the anterior chamber of the left eye. Identification of the worm was confirmed by light microscopy. |
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