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Human conjunctivitis caused by the bird parasite Philophthalmus
Y Gutierrez1, H E Grossniklaus, W L Annable
1Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|October 15, 1987
Abstract:
We removed a trematode of the species Philophthalmus from under the left upper eyelid of a 66-year-old man who had follicular conjunctivitis for three weeks. After removal of the parasite, the conjunctivitis resolved.