Acute uveitis associated with Giardia lamblia infection
Gelfer, S.; Scharf, J.; Zonis, S.; Mertzbach, D.
Harefuah 107(3-4): 75-76
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768 PMID: 6510801 Document Number: 231358
A 24-yr-old patient with acute iridocyclitis and chorioretinitis associated with G. lamblia infection is reported. Antiparasitic drug treatment was followed by disappearance of ocular symptoms. The good response to antiparasitic treatment supported the diagnosis of uveitis related to Giardia infection.
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