Gizmodo.com July 06, 2026 • 21:15

California Man’s Eyelid Bump Turned Out To Be a Worm Never Before Seen in the US - Gizmodo

By Ed Cara

California Man’s Eyelid Bump Turned Out To Be a Worm Never Before Seen in the US - Gizmodo

The eight millimeter-long "nodule" on the man's eyelid was originally suspected to be a chalazion.

A 74-year-old California man’s insect bite led to something much more horrifying than an annoying itch: a parasitic worm infestation of his eyelid.
Doctors at the University of California Los Angele… [+3562 chars]

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