<i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i> Choroiditis
This case report describes a patient whose autopsy revealed that the posterior choroid of the right eye had a focal eosinophil-rich inflammatory infiltrate with a cross-section of a possible degenerating Strongyloides stercoralis larva and a coiled, incompletely sectioned, filariform larva in a medium-caliber choroidal artery.
Authors
- Madelynn Corda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5905-1003)
- Alan D. Proia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6646-2695)
- Jonathan Shepherd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1682-4330)
Institutions
- Campbell University (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Duke University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.5104
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00