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Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm

Case report

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Authors: André Omgbwa Eballe, Emillienne Epée, Godefroy Koki, Didier Owono, Côme Ebana Mvogo, Assumpta Lucienne Bella

Published Date February 2009 Volume 2008:2(4) Pages 965 - 967
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S4065

André Omgbwa Eballe1, Emillienne Epée2, Godefroy Koki2, Didier Owono2, Côme Ebana Mvogo2, Assumpta Lucienne Bella2

1Gynaeco Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Loa loa, red eye, Cameroon






 

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