Ocular infestation by plerocercoid of Spirometra mansonoides: first case report in Peru

Authors

  • María Beltrán Fabián Centro Nacional de Salud Publica, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Peru.
  • José Somocursio Peralta Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins. Lima, Peru.
  • Natalia Coras Álvarez Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins. Lima, Peru.
  • David Alfaro Lossio Centro de Resonancia Magnética. Lima, Peru.
  • Rubén Cahua Serrano Hospital III EsSalud. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Kathia Tarqui Terrones Centro Nacional de Salud Publica, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Peru.
  • Manuel Céspedes Zambrano Centro Nacional de Salud Publica, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Lima, Peru.
  • Sara Estrada Beltrán Municipalidad de Huaral. Peru.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2015.322.1638

Keywords:

Zoonoses, Sparganum, Spirometra

Abstract

Plerocercoidosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by plerocercoid larvae of the genus Spirometra. The larvae migrate through the intestinal wall tissue, by subcutaneous route and can reach different areas of the body like the head, the brain and the eye socket. A case is reported of a 45 year-old man from the Peruvian Amazon with burning sensation associated with conjunctival edema and hemorrhage in the outer eye border of the right eye for eleven months. A localized worm in the right orbital cavity was observed, which was extracted. Morphological and histopathological studies identified it as Spirometra mansonoides localized in the eye, which is the first case reported in Peru.

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Published

2015-06-19

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Case Report

How to Cite

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Beltrán Fabián M, Somocursio Peralta J, Coras Álvarez N, Alfaro Lossio D, Cahua Serrano R, Tarqui Terrones K, et al. Ocular infestation by plerocercoid of Spirometra mansonoides: first case report in Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 19 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];32(2):391-4. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/1638