Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm.
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.
Eballe
André Omgbwa
AO
Ophthalmology Unit, Gynaeco Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon. andyeballe@yahoo.fr
Epée
Emillienne
E
Koki
Godefroy
G
Owono
Didier
D
Mvogo
Côme Ebana
CE
Bella
Assumpta Lucienne
AL