Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ocular pentastomiasis is a rare infection caused by the larval stage of pentastomids, an unusual group of crustacean-related parasites. Zoonotic pentastomids have a distinct geographical distribution and utilize reptiles or canids as final hosts. Recently, an increasing number of human abdominal inf...

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Published in:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Mihály Sulyok, Lajos Rózsa, Imre Bodó, Dennis Tappe, Richard Hardi
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003041
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9f6a3b57aa4a41ac926c32f7f117d1bd 2023-05-15T15:05:59+02:00 Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mihály Sulyok Lajos Rózsa Imre Bodó Dennis Tappe Richard Hardi 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003041 https://doaj.org/article/9f6a3b57aa4a41ac926c32f7f117d1bd EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4109912?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003041 https://doaj.org/article/9f6a3b57aa4a41ac926c32f7f117d1bd PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 7, p e3041 (2014) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003041 2022-12-31T05:33:58Z Ocular pentastomiasis is a rare infection caused by the larval stage of pentastomids, an unusual group of crustacean-related parasites. Zoonotic pentastomids have a distinct geographical distribution and utilize reptiles or canids as final hosts. Recently, an increasing number of human abdominal infections have been reported in Africa, where pentastomiasis is an emerging, though severely neglected, tropical disease. Here we describe four ocular infections caused by pentastomids from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two cases underwent surgery and an Armillifer grandis infection was detected by morphological and molecular approaches. Thus far, 15 other cases of ocular pentastomiasis have been reported worldwide. Twelve cases were caused by Armillifer sp., recorded almost exclusively in Africa, where such infections occur as a consequence of hunting and consuming snakes, their final hosts. Seven further cases were caused by Linguatula serrata, a cosmopolitan pentastomid whose final hosts are usually canids. Intraocular infections caused permanent visual damage in 69% and a total loss of vision in 31% of reported cases. In contrast, ocular adnexal cases had a benign clinical course. Further research is required to estimate the burden, therapeutic options and pathogenesis of this neglected disease. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8 7 e3041
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Richard Hardi
Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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description Ocular pentastomiasis is a rare infection caused by the larval stage of pentastomids, an unusual group of crustacean-related parasites. Zoonotic pentastomids have a distinct geographical distribution and utilize reptiles or canids as final hosts. Recently, an increasing number of human abdominal infections have been reported in Africa, where pentastomiasis is an emerging, though severely neglected, tropical disease. Here we describe four ocular infections caused by pentastomids from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two cases underwent surgery and an Armillifer grandis infection was detected by morphological and molecular approaches. Thus far, 15 other cases of ocular pentastomiasis have been reported worldwide. Twelve cases were caused by Armillifer sp., recorded almost exclusively in Africa, where such infections occur as a consequence of hunting and consuming snakes, their final hosts. Seven further cases were caused by Linguatula serrata, a cosmopolitan pentastomid whose final hosts are usually canids. Intraocular infections caused permanent visual damage in 69% and a total loss of vision in 31% of reported cases. In contrast, ocular adnexal cases had a benign clinical course. Further research is required to estimate the burden, therapeutic options and pathogenesis of this neglected disease.
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Dennis Tappe
Richard Hardi
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title Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
title_short Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
title_full Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
title_fullStr Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
title_full_unstemmed Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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