Is a major allergen of lymphatic filarial nematodes a parasite homolog of the gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase?
Molecular mimicry between the parasite gamma-GT homolog and the host membrane-bound gamma-GT present in lung epithelial cells likely contributes to the pathogenesis observed in tropical pulmonary eosinophilia.
Young age seems to be associated with pterygium recurrence after excision followed by conjunctival graft. Large pterygia were protective.