Case report: Management of dead intraocular helminth parasites in asymptomatic patients

Ranjit Sah; Anadi Khatri; Ranju Kharel; Hony Kc; Ali A. Rabaan; Ruchi Tiwari; Kuldeep Dhama; Yashpal Singh Malik; Suzanne Donovan; Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales; Veronika Muigg; Andreas Neumayr

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0218

Case report: Management of dead intraocular helminth parasites in asymptomatic patients

Ranjit Sah, Anadi Khatri, Ranju Kharel, Hony Kc, Ali A. Rabaan, Ruchi Tiwari, Kuldeep Dhama, Yashpal Singh Malik, Suzanne Donovan, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Veronika Muigg, Andreas Neumayr

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	719-722
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	103
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0218
State	Published - Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

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