Loiasis ocular en paciente con hipereosinofilia crónica
- Burgés-Ceballos, A.
- Marcos-Fernández, M.
- March Rosselló, Gabriel Alberto
- Juberías, J.R.
ISSN: 0365-6691
Year of publication: 2014
Volume: 89
Issue: 10
Pages: 411-413
Type: Article
More publications in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia
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Abstract
Case Report We present a case of ocular loiasis with a subconjunctival filaria, 5.5 cm long, and a severe microfilaremia, 1 microfilaria/ml, on a previously asymptomatic woman from Equatorial Guinea, with a past medical history of hypereosinophilia of unknown origin. Discussion Ocular loiasis is an imported infestation with a very low rate in our country. Nevertheless, chronic infestation in immigrants coming from endemic areas of Africa may increase the rate of this disease in our country.