Ocular infestation by a juvenile leech, Myxobdella sinanensis in Japan.

Yoshikazu Ito, Takafumi Nakano, Mutsuko Ohara, Eisuke Shimizu, Yoko Ogawa, Kazuno Negishi

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshikazu ItoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Takafumi NakanoDivision of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

Mutsuko OharaIto Eye Clinic, Ibaraki, Japan.

Eisuke ShimizuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Yoko OgawaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Kazuno NegishiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Keio University · JPKyoto University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe case of ocular infestation by a leech is rare. We reported that OBSERVATIONS: A 5-year-old girl presented with blood clots in the inner corner of the left eye, and a history bloody eye discharge and bloody tears for 5 days. She was prescribed 0.5% levofloxacin ophthalmic drops for conjunctival damage. However, her parent watched a worm moving in her conjunctiva while taking a bath. She presented again the same day, and a worm was found in the left eye of the lower conjunctival fornix and was adsorbed to the inner corner. We removed a worm under eye drop anesthesia, the next day the patient had no symptoms. We captured the worm, and it was identified morphologically and genetically as CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: The ecological trait of

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LeechMyxobdella sinanensisOcular infestationParasitePraobdellidaeWorm

Identifiers

PMID35198813

DOI10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101389

PMCPMC8844766

OpenAlexW4210540553

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