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First report of presumed parasitic keratitis in Indians from the Brazilian Amazon
1Ophthalmology Department of Sao Paulo Federal University, Paulista School of Medicine, Brazil.
Purpose:
To describe corneal disorders in patients with systemic parasitic disease.
Methods:
Cross-sectional study consisted of ophthalmologic examinations, peripheral blood tests and skin biopsies in 496 subjects (395 Indians and 101 non-indians) from the upper Negro River, Brazilian Amazon.
Results:
Mansonella ozzardi was detected in the blood of 140 (28.23%) subjects. Seventy-six (55.07%) of them also presented multiple nummular opaque superficial lesions in the cornea. None of the examined patients presented onchocercal-related skin lesions or positive skin biopsies for filaria.
Conclusion:
There was a significant association between mansonelliasis and keratitis.
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