[A case of loiasis].
Loiasis is quite common in the endemic regions of Central and West Africa. But only three cases were reported in Japan. This is a report of a 28 year old male from Gabon infected with Loa loa with eye symptoms as the chief complaint. For the first time in Japan he was treated with Ivermectin (IVM) which is recently attracting attention as the drug for filariasis world wide. IVM therapy was effective, and decreased the counts of microfilarias in the patient's blood. No adverse effect was seen in this patient. This case suggested that IVM is an useful drug for loiasis, and further study is warranted.
First Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Ryukyus.
S
S
Yara
F
F
Higa
N
N
Arakaki
T
T
Ishimine
T
T
Shinzato
H
H
Toma
A
A
Saito
D000328:Adult; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005681:Gabon / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008118:Loiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D007559:Ivermectin