Abstract
We identified 64cases of tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis out of 550children seen; a hospital prevalence of 11.6%; thirteen cases (eight boys and five girls) did not meet inclusion criteria, and 51cases were included, 31boys (60.8%) and 20girls (39.2%) with a male/female (M/F) sex-ratio of 1.41. For controls, we included 28males (54.9%) and 23girls (45.1%) for a M/F sex-ratio of 1.22. The prevalence of tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis in boys was 12.1%, and for girls it was 7.1% in the case group. Stage II was the most frequent at 29cases (56.9%), as well as the mixed form at 31cases (60.8%). The frequency of intestinal parasites was 14cases (27.5%) in the group of tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis patients and 6cases (11.8%) in the control group (P=0.08). Entamoeba histolytica in its cystic form was the most intestinal parasite found in both groups, 10cases for tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis (19.6%) and 6cases in the control groups (11.8%). The mean serum IgE among cases was 81.2IU/ml, while in the controls it was 15.6IU/ml (P=0.001) CONCLUSION: There is no relationship between intestinal parasitic infection and the occurrence of tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis.
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