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The lesions are single or multiple ulcerative nodules with a serosanguinous discharge. There may be excessive granulation tissue and small yellow granules of necrotic debris which surround the larvae.
The lesions are single or multiple ulcerative nodules with a serosanguinous discharge. There may be excessive granulation tissue and small yellow granules of necrotic debris which surround the larvae.
Pruritus may be mild to severe.
Pruritus may be mild to severe.
In cases of conjunctival habronemiasis there will be gitty plaques on the conjunctival and palpebral borders, it is painful in severe cases leading to epiphora and blephrospasm.
In cases of conjunctival habronemiasis there will be gitty plaques on the conjunctival and palpebral borders, it is painful in severe cases leading to epiphora and blephrospasm. Conjunctival habronemiasis is fairly common and must be differentiated from Squamous cell carcinoma of the third eyelid.
===Biopsy===
===Biopsy===
Biopsy will reveal nodular/diffuse granulomatous dermatitis with eosinophilic infiltrates and mast cells. Necrotic foci with multiple nemotode larvae, and granulation tissue with [[Neutrophils|neutrophils]] along the ulcerated surface are also characteristic.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==