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Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm

We report a case of Loa loa filariasis in an 8-month-old child who presented with a 3-month history of irritated acute red eye and insomnia. Examination revealed a living and active adult Loa loa worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye. The worm was extracted under general anesthetic.

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Main Authors: Eballe, André Omgbwa, Epée, Emillienne, Koki, Godefroy, Owono, Didier, Mvogo, Côme Ebana, Bella, Assumpta Lucienne
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699795/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668454
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