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Ascaris lumbricoides in the lacrimal passage.

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M. Balasubramaniam, P Sudhakar, M Subhashini, M.V. Padma, Vishal Chopra

Parasitic DiseaseAscaris LumbricoidesHelminthologyLive Ascaris LumbricoidesSoil-transmitted HelminthiasisHelminth InfectionAdditional CaseParasitologyLacrimal Puncta

Abstract

Ascariasis is caused by the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides. We report an additional case of live Ascaris lumbricoides removed from the lacrimal puncta of a 10-year-old boy.