RESUMEN
CASE REPORT: We present the case of a man from Cameroon who was referred because of the presence of a worm in both eyes, intermittently, over a five-year period. Slit-lamp examination revealed a creeping worm under the conjunctiva. Its surgical removal enabled microbiologic confirmation of a mature form of Loa-Loa. DISCUSSION: Loiasis is a parasitic disease endemic in Africa. Because of the increase of African emigration to Spain, the possibility of this condition must be considered in Spain.
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Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/cirugía , Loiasis/cirugía , Adulto , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMEN
Caso clínico: Presentamos el caso de un camerunés que refiere la presencia de un gusano en ambos ojos de forma intermitente desde hace 5 años. El examen biomicroscópico reveló la existencia de un gusano reptante subconjuntival. El análisis microbiológico tras su extracción quirúrgica confirmó que se trataba de una forma adulta de Loa-Loa. Discusión: La loiasis es una enfermedad parasitaria endémica en África. El reconocimiento de la enfermedad tiene interés debido al incremento de la emigración africana hacia España
Case report: We present the case of a man from Cameroon who was referred because of the presenceof a worm in both eyes, intermittently, over afive-year period. Slit-lamp examination revealed a creeping worm under the conjunctiva. Its surgical removal enabled microbiologic confirmation of amature form of Loa-Loa. Discussion: Loiasis is a parasitic disease endemic in Africa. Because of the increase of African emigration to Spain, the possibility of this condition must be considered in Spain
