Intraocular pentastomiasis causing unilateral glaucoma

Br J Ophthalmol. 1987 May;71(5):391-5. doi: 10.1136/bjo.71.5.391.

Abstract

We present a case of intraocular pentastomiasis in a 12-year-old Israel Arab boy. A single secondary pentastomid larva, most likely of Linguatula serrata, was found in the anterior chamber of the right eye, attached loosely to the pupil's border by a fibrinous mass. Associated conditions were iritis, subluxation of the lens, and secondary glaucoma. This is the first documentation of human pentastomiasis in Israel.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthropods*
  • Child
  • Eye Diseases / complications*
  • Glaucoma / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Iritis / complications
  • Larva
  • Lens Subluxation / complications
  • Male
  • Parasitic Diseases / complications*