ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2014
Ocular pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- Global status of neglected human Linguatula infection: a systematic review of published case reports.Parasitology research · 2021Pooled it
- Reconsidering the risks of Linguatula in Australia: A review of an overlooked introduced parasite.Parasitology research · 2026Review
- Visceral pentastomiasis presenting as acute intestinal obstruction in a 9-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Infectious eye disease in the 21st century-an overview.Eye (London, England) · 2024Review
- Clinical manifestation and epidemiological findings of humanJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2021Review
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- Armillifer-Infected Snakes Sold at Congolese Bushmeat Markets Represent an Emerging Zoonotic Threat.EcoHealth · 2017Article
- A Case of Pentastomiasis at the Left Maxilla Bone in a Patient with Thyroid Cancer.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2017Article
- Molecular characterization and phylogeny of Linguatula serrata (Pentastomida: Linguatulidae) based on the nuclear 18S rDNA and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2017Article
- Co-infections in Visceral Pentastomiasis, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Emerging infectious diseases · 2016Article
- Molecular Diagnosis of Abdominal Armillifer grandis Pentastomiasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2015Article
- Annulated Surprise during Cataract Surgery: A Case Report.Case reports in ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
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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