Subconjunctival Loa Loa worm: A case report
Ocular Loiasis although not frequently encountered, is reported from various parts of India. We report one such case of subconjunctival loa loa worm in a patient, who had no history of international travel or immigration. A 62 year old male patient presented with complaints of pain, redness, irritat...
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| Published in: | TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 26 - 28 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018
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| Summary: | Ocular Loiasis although not frequently encountered, is reported from various parts of India. We report one such case of subconjunctival loa loa worm in a patient, who had no history of international travel or immigration. A 62 year old male patient presented with complaints of pain, redness, irritation and watering in the left eye since one day. On examination of the left eye, there was conjunctival congestion and a white thread like mobile worm was noticed in the subconjunctival space nasally. Under aseptic precautions and topical anaesthesia, a single white 5 cm long worm was removed alive and sent for histopathological examination, which reported it as an adult female loa loa worm. |
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| ISSN: | 2589-4528 2589-4528 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/tjosr.tjosr_28_18 |