Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm

• Main Authors: André Omgbwa Eballe, Emillienne Epée, Godefroy Koki, Didier Owono, Côme Ebana Mvogo, Assumpta Lucienne Bella
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2009-02-01
• Series: Clinical Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://www.dovepress.com/intraocular-live-male-filarial-loa-loa-worm-a2862
• ISSN: 1177-5467; 1177-5483

André Omgbwa Eballe1, Emillienne Epée2, Godefroy Koki2, Didier Owono2, Côme Ebana Mvogo2, Assumpta Lucienne Bella21Gynaeco Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, CameroonAbstract: We report a case of Loa loa filariasis in an 8-month-old child who presented with a 3-month history of irritated acute red eye and insomnia. Examination revealed a living and active adult Loa loa worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye. The worm was extracted under general anesthetic.Keywords: Loa loa, red eye, Cameroon