An Adult Loa loa Worm in the Upper Eyelid: An Atypical Presentation of Loiasis in the United States

Purpose. To report a case of ocular involvement of Loa loa parasite. Observations. We present a rare case report of a Loiasis diagnosed in the United States from a patient presenting with subcutaneous migration of an adult worm within an eyelid who was found to have systemic disease with microfilari...

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Autores principales: Rodriguez, Linnet, White, Julia Michelle, Richards, Nikisha Q., You, Alan X., Couser, Natario L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959400
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6630875

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959400
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6630875

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