Lagochilascariasis leading to severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges.
A case report of a 31 year-old woman from Paraíba State (North-Eastern Brazil) that presented severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges. Diagnosis was established after enucleation of her left eye, when adult worms were seen in the midst of a granulomatous inflammatory process. Her response to the initial treatment with levamisole and cambendazole was good, but there was a relapse after the fifth month of treatment even with maintenance doses of both medications. She later received ivermectin and albendazol and responded well.
Aquino
Renata T R
RT
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. renata_aquino@uol.com.br
Magliari
Maria E R
ME
Vital Filho
José
J
Silva
Maria A L G
MA
Lima
Carlos A da Conceição
CA
Rocha
Antonio J
AJ
Silva
Carlos J
CJ
Rewin
Jonathan A
JA
Nahas
Tatiana R
TR
Chieffi
Pedro Paulo
PP
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D046088:Hearing Loss, Unilateral / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008578:Meninges / Q000469:parasitology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D000977:Antiparasitic Agents