Ocular Loa Loa with cryoprobe extraction of subconjunctival worm.
A healthy 27-year-old West African man presented to the emergency room at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary complaining of a moving foreign body sensation in his right eye. He had experienced recurrent episodes of subconjunctival Loa Loa, a parasite endemic in Africa. A cryoprobe was successfully used for extraction of a large adult worm. Strategies for the removal of subconjunctival worms are presented. The systemic and ocular manifestations of Loa Loa are reviewed and a discussion of complications of medical management follows.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000354:Africa, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005368:Filariasis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008118:Loiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male
D004049:Diethylcarbamazine