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J Lengy

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Human pleuropulmonary gnathostomiasis: a case report from Israel.

We report a case of human gnathostomiasis presenting with bilateral pleural effusion and probable pericardial involvement. The diagnosis was made on the basis of the patient's country of origin (Nepal), the course of the disease, marked eosinophilia and the identification of Gnathostoma in a thoracic skin biopsy. The patient responded, presumably, to treatment with diethylcarbamazine (Hetrazan). This case is unique in its presentation and occurrence in Israel (although not necessarily acquired in Israel).

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Human ocular dirofilariasis in Israel.

This is the first report of human ocular dirofilariasis in Israel. A single female worm, Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) conjunctivae, was removed from an eye of each of two male patients. In the first case the worm was dead upon removal. It had penetrated into the sclera and was lodged in a subconjunctival abscess. In the second case, the worm was alive and located superficially in a slight swelling near the inner canthus. Surgical removal of the worms under local anesthesia was followed by complete recovery in both patients, with no impairment of vision.

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A case of severe human coccidiosis in Israel.

A 51-year-old woman presented with intermittent diarrhea and marked loss of weight. Stool examination and duodenal intubation both yielded coccidian oocytes of Isospora belli. The patient responded to treatment with Septrin (trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole), 2 g daily for three weeks. This is the first reported case of severe human coccidiosis in Israel.

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