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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doaj-eec4e9fba4dc453c85c5ac128c4f7db32020-11-25T04:08:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research2589-45282589-45362018-01-01561262810.4103/tjosr.tjosr_28_18Subconjunctival Loa Loa worm: A case reportNirmal FredrickSunitha NirmalS P SukanyaOcular 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.http://www.tnoajosr.com/article.asp?issn=2589-4528;year=2018;volume=56;issue=1;spage=26;epage=28;aulast=Fredrickloa loasubconjunctival loa loaloa loa worm |
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Subconjunctival Loa Loa worm: A case report |
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Subconjunctival Loa Loa worm: A case report |
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Subconjunctival Loa Loa worm: A case report |
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Subconjunctival Loa Loa worm: A case report |
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Subconjunctival Loa Loa worm: A case report |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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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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