Systematic review on infection and disease caused by Thelazia callipaeda in Europe: 2001–2020

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Table 3

Features of the studies included in the qualitative analysis regarding T. callipaeda infection in humans.

References			Clinical aspects
Country	Region	Authors/year	Affected eye	Ocular symptoms
Croatia	Slavonski Brod	Paradžik et al.^a [61]	Left	Conjunctival and ciliary infection
				Conjunctival hyperemia
				Corneal abscess
				Itching
				Lacrimation
				Ocular pain and discomfort
France	Nice	Otranto and Dutto [50]	Both	Exsudative conjunctivitis
				Foreign body sensation
				Lacrimation
Germany	Essen	Dolff et al. [13]	Left	Foreign body sensation
				Lacrimation
				Redness
Italy	Roja Valley^b	Otranto and Dutto [50]	Right	Exsudative conjunctivitis
				Foreign body sensation
				Lacrimation
Italy	Canelli	Otranto and Dutto [50]	Right	Exsudative conjunctivitis
				Foreign body sensation
				Lacrimation
Italy	Cuneo	Otranto and Dutto [50]	Right	Exsudative conjunctivitis
				Foreign body sensation
				Lacrimation
Serbia	Medveđa	Tasić-Otašević et al. [73]	Left	Itching
				Ocular pain and discomfort
				Redness
Spain	Coria	Fuentes et al. [20]	Left	Exsudative conjunctivitis
				Foreign body sensation
				Lacrimation
Spain	El Bierzo	López-Medrano et al. [37]	Right	Conjunctival hyperemia
				Foreign body sensation
				Lacrimation
Spain	Ourense	Deltell et al. [11]	NA	Conjunctival hyperemia
Spain	Ourense	Deltell et al. [11]	NA	Tarsal reaction
Spain	Ourense	Deltell et al. [11]	NA	Conjunctival hyperemia
Spain	Ourense	Deltell et al. [11]	NA	Tarsal reaction

NA: not available.

Croatian patient living in a rural household in close contact with a dog.

This patient from Liguria had gone trekking in the woods in Tenda (Piedmont region, Italy), approximately 3 weeks before the onset of clinical signs.

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