The African eye worm: a case report and review.
Loiasis, caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa, is often asymptomatic but frequently manifests as episodic angioedema and periocular migration of adult worms. Hence also known as the eye worm.(1) It is rarely encountered in the United States among travelers and immigrants. This report describes a case of loiasis in a Cameroonian student seen at a US university clinic.
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Sadia
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Section of Infectious Diseases, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. sali@hsc.wvu.edu
Fisher
Melanie
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Juckett
Gregory
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001781:Blood Component Removal; D002163:Cameroon; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005369:Filaricides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008118:Loiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae; D014195:Travel
D005369:Filaricides; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine