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Intraocular paragonimiasis.
  1. W. J. Wang,
  2. Y. J. Xin,
  3. N. L. Robinson,
  4. H. W. Ting,
  5. C. Ni and
  6. P. K. Kuo

    Abstract

    A case of intraocular paragonimiasis is reported in a 13-year-old Chinese boy. The disease manifested as repeated attacks of acute intraocular pain associated with panuveitis. A combination of inflammatory reaction and ocular findings mimicking both perforating and contusion injuries caused by the migration of the fluke within the eye characterises the infection. The living fluke was successfully extracted from the anterior chamber and identified as Paragonimus westermani.

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