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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2022

Subretinal gnathostomiasis: A successful focal laser photocoagulation for a living parasite.

Supalert Prakhunhungsit, Somanus Thoongsuwan, Sutasinee Boonsopon, Thitiyaporn Panawattanawong, Pitchaya Amornvararak, Nuttawut Rodanant, Nopasak Phasukkijwatana

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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. Cited by 1 paper.

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Supalert PrakhunhungsitDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Somanus ThoongsuwanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sutasinee BoonsoponDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thitiyaporn PanawattanawongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pitchaya AmornvararakDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nuttawut RodanantDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nopasak PhasukkijwatanaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo report a case of subretinal gnathostomiasis presenting with progressive subretinal tracts of a living parasite and successfully treated with focal laser photocoagulation.

methodObservational case report. PATIENT: A 29-year-old Thai male complained of blurred vision and floaters in his left eye for two weeks. An ocular examination showed multiple, whitish, subretinal tracks at the superotemporal retina. After 5 days of oral albendazole, a moving parasite was confirmed by multimodal retinal imaging. An immunoblotting analysis was positive for

resultThe patient was treated by laser photocoagulation with frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser around and over the parasite. Oral albendozole was continued and naproxen was prescribed for four weeks. His vision improved to 20/20 and the inflammation subsided completely within three months. The patient has been followed for five years without local and systemic complications.

conclusionsFocal laser photocoagulation without systemic steroids could be a successful treatment for active subretinal gnathostomiasis with a satisfactory safety profile in a long-term follow-up.

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Focal laser photocoagulationIntraocular gnathostomiasisIntraocular parasiteSubretinal gnathostomiasisSubretinal parasite

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