Case Report: Management of Dead Intraocular Helminth Parasites in Asymptomatic Patients

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Aug;103(2):719-722. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0218. Epub 2020 May 28.

Abstract

We report four asymptomatic patients from Nepal with an incidental finding of a dead intraocular helminth parasite on ophthalmological routine examination. Because the patients were asymptomatic and the intraocular helminth parasites dead without noted pathology present, it was decided to abstain from surgical removal and pursue a watch-and-wait strategy. The clinical follow-up of the four patients over two years was uneventful and showed no complications. We conclude that dead intraocular helminth parasites in asymptomatic patients without apparent pathology do not require surgical removal.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiostrongylus cantonensis*
  • Animals
  • Anterior Chamber
  • Asymptomatic Infections / therapy*
  • Cestode Infections / therapy*
  • Disease Management
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nepal
  • Spirometra*
  • Strongylida Infections / therapy*
  • Watchful Waiting

Supplementary concepts

  • Angiostrongyliasis