The role of parasitic infection in the aetiology of phlyctenular eye disease.
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Stool and urine analysis of 150 cases of phlyctenular eye disease, revealed that 115 (76.67%) were positive for intestinal parasites. The most prevalent parasites were Hymenolepis nana (49.56%) followed by Ascaris lumbricoides (27.82%). Eosinophilia (5-10%) was detected in 90 phlycten cases (60%), 80 of them (88.8%) had parasitic infection. Since H. nana can produce a type of tissue hypersensitivity, phlyctenular eye disease may be partly referred to such an infection.
- Zagazig University Egypt
Adult, Male, Adolescent, Keratoconjunctivitis, Urine, Feces, Recurrence, Child, Preschool, Eosinophilia, Humans, Female, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, Child
Adult, Male, Adolescent, Keratoconjunctivitis, Urine, Feces, Recurrence, Child, Preschool, Eosinophilia, Humans, Female, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, Child
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