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Parasitic eye infection

MedGen UID:
8752
•Concept ID:
C0015406
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Eye Infection, Parasitic; Eye Infections, Parasitic; Infection, Parasitic Eye; Infection, Parasitic Ocular; Infections, Parasitic Eye; Infections, Parasitic Ocular; Ocular Infection, Parasitic; Ocular Infections, Parasitic; Parasitic Eye Infection; Parasitic Eye Infections; Parasitic Ocular Infection; Parasitic Ocular Infections
SNOMED CT: Parasitic eye infection (312418006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020947

Definition

Mild to severe infections of the eye and its adjacent structures (adnexa) by adult or larval protozoan or metazoan parasites. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParasitic eye infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Demodex Blepharitis: A Comprehensive Review of the Disease, Current Management, and Emerging Therapies.
Rhee MK, Yeu E, Barnett M, Rapuano CJ, Dhaliwal DK, Nichols KK, Karpecki P, Mah FS, Chan A, Mun J, Gaddie IB
Eye Contact Lens 2023 Aug 1;49(8):311-318. Epub 2023 Jun 2 doi: 10.1097/ICL.0000000000001003. PMID: 37272680Free PMC Article
Update on the Management of Demodex Blepharitis.
Shah PP, Stein RL, Perry HD
Cornea 2022 Aug 1;41(8):934-939. Epub 2021 Nov 3 doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002911. PMID: 34743107
An update on Acanthamoeba keratitis: diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment.
Lorenzo-Morales J, Khan NA, Walochnik J
Parasite 2015;22:10. Epub 2015 Feb 18 doi: 10.1051/parasite/2015010. PMID: 25687209Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis secondary to Toxocara spp. infection in a Venezuelan migrant.
Norman FF, López-Vélez R, Martin O, Suarez de Figueroa M
J Travel Med 2024 Aug 3;31(6) doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae073. PMID: 38757375
Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Sheep Nasal Botfly (Oestrus ovis).
Abbas G, Amla UF
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2016 Apr;26(4):329-30. PMID: 27097709

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