Anterior Chamber Live : Case Report
We reported a case of unusual intraocular Loa loa in a 27-year-old patient who presented with painful red eye. Biomicroscopy revealed a living and active adult worm in the anterior chamber of the right eye. After surgical extraction under local anesthesia, parasitological identification confirmed L....
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S40012 |
| Summary: | We reported a case of unusual intraocular Loa loa in a 27-year-old patient who presented with painful red eye. Biomicroscopy revealed a living and active adult worm in the anterior chamber of the right eye. After surgical extraction under local anesthesia, parasitological identification confirmed L. loa filariasis. |
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| ISSN: | 1179-5476 |