[Loiasis. Approach to a form of ocular parasitosis].

نویسندگان

  • I López-Rodríguez
  • R De-la-Fuente-Cid
  • J M Carnero-López
  • M Cordido-Carballido
  • C Zúñiga-Rodríguez
چکیده

CASE REPORT We present the case of a man from Cameroon who was referred because of the presence of a worm in both eyes, intermittently, over a five-year period. Slit-lamp examination revealed a creeping worm under the conjunctiva. Its surgical removal enabled microbiologic confirmation of a mature form of Loa-Loa. DISCUSSION Loiasis is a parasitic disease endemic in Africa. Because of the increase of African emigration to Spain, the possibility of this condition must be considered in Spain.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

دوره 82 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007