Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis is an ocular infectious disease caused by several distinct nematodes. Definite identification of the involved nematodes is rarely achieved. We report on the molecular-based genetic identification of an Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworm implicated in a case of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis in a child.
Keywords: Ancylostoma ceylanicum; Baylisascaris procyonis; DUSN; Toxocara canis; diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis; hookworm; infectious disease; nematodes; ocular; parasites; zoonoses.