The African Eye Worm: A Case Report and Review
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Travel Medicine
- Vol. 15 (1) , 50-52
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00166.x
Abstract
Loiasis, caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa, is often asymptomatic but frequently manifests as episodic angioedema and periocular migration of adult worms. Hence also known as the eye worm.(1) It is rarely encountered in the United States among travelers and immigrants. This report describes a case of loiasis in a Cameroonian student seen at a US university clinic.Keywords
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