A historical note on an imported case of loiasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1964.
Loiasis is a filarial disease transmitted by the Chrysops spp. tabanid flies in West and Central Africa. It is most commonly diagnosed by the clinical manifestations of Calabar swellings (transient localized inflammatory edema) or, most dramatically, by the appearance of a migrating worm through the conjunctival tissues or the bridge of the nose. We report the case of a 35-year-old resident in the city of Rio de Janeiro who displayed a moving Loa loa in the bulbar conjunctival tissue two years after returning from a six-month trip to Uganda. Surgical removal of the worm was performed.
Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Antonio
A
Giardulli
Guilherme Dolanda
GD
Paulo Filho
Giovanni Nicola Urberto Italiano
GN
Colombini
Walter de Araújo
Wde A
Eyer-Silva
Carlos Alberto
CA
Basilio-de-Oliveira
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