This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

GEORGE N. HOSFORD, M.D.; M. A. STEWART, Ph.D.; EDWARD I. SUGARMAN, B.S.

Arch Ophthal. 1942;27(6):1165-1170.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

The purpose of this paper is to report the occurrence of infection in a human being with a nematode worm, Thelazia californiensis, and to call attention to the fact that helminthologists believe that such infection may occur in man more frequently than is indicated by the paucity of recorded cases.

While the symptoms produced by this worm are mild, the damage done to ocular tissues is negligible and a complete cure can be effected by removal of the parasites, the patient may exhibit great apprehension and mental distress.

Apparently the conjunctival sac is the normal habitat of this particular worm, but it should be borne in mind that parasitic worms frequently produce a more serious pathologic picture when they fail to gain the preferred organ or tissues and become erratic in their migratory behavior than when they attain their goal by orthodox paths of migration. Erraticism is more common than . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
SAN FRANCISCO

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?