For children, do they all want to be close to plush animals? But recently, it was revealed that a baby boy took out 11 worms in his eyes, because he had been in contact with his pet, which was terrible!
Cheng Yan, an ophthalmologist at Xi'an first hospital, said: 'at that time, parents found that there were white insects in the child's left eye to see a doctor in the hospital. It was confirmed that these white insects were conjunctival sucking nematodes. 'the child's mother also said that the child had contact with a neighbor's pet.
This kind of insect is not a common parasite in our eyes. It lives in the conjunctival sac. The main source of infection is dogs, cats and rabbits. The growth of insects will appear in the conjunctiva of the eyes of these animals, and then spread through flies and fruit flies, which will lead to an infection of the eyes of people. 'said the doctor.
Later, the hospital operated on the baby and took 11 sucking nematodes out of the baby's left eye. After the operation, the child was in normal condition without any adverse reactions. Two days later, the child was discharged home.
At present, the adults taken out after operation are sent to the hospital for examination to provide reliable basis for further treatment. Doctors say that in recent years, the number of outpatients with eye diseases has increased due to their contact with pets, especially the conjunctival sucking nematode and Toxocara oculi. These parasites mainly live in dogs, cats and other animals. After being infected, the eyes have foreign body sensation, itching, secretion increase and other symptoms.
The doctor reminded all parents that the situation of keeping pets at home is very common now. I hope to strengthen the health management of pets and avoid very small children (touching pets).