[Loa Loa and Mansonella perstans coinfection in a patient from Guinea]. / Coinfección por dos filarias (Loa loa y Mansonella perstans) en una paciente proveniente de Guinea.

We present a case of mixed infection by two filariae (Loa loa and Mansonella perstans). It seems that the infection was suspected due to a pronounced eosinophilia in a routine analysis. Sheathed and unsheathed microfilariae were observed in the spread of peripheral blood, which enabled a diagnosis to be established of mixed infection by filariae. The definitive diagnosis of the species was carried out at the National Centre of Microbiolgy of Majadahonda. A treatment was initiated with dietilcarbamazina and mebendazole which resulted in the patient's being cured and in the elimination of the microfilariae in the patient's blood. Filariasis is still endemic in many countries. Due to the increase of travellers to such zones and the migratory movements from such areas it is not unusual for us to come across such a diagnosis. The implantation of massive treatments against filariae in endemic zones by the World Health Organisation is reducing their transmission and is managing to eliminate the disease in some areas.

Confección por dos filarias (Loa loa y Mansonella perstans) en una paciente proveniente de Guinea / Loa Loa and Mansonella perstans coinfection in a patient from Guinea

Presentamos un caso de una infección mixta por 2filarias (Loa loa y Mansonella perstans). La infección sesospechó, al aparecer, una marcada eosinofilia en unaanalítica de rutina. En la extensión de sangre periféricase observaban microfilarias envainadas y sin envainar,con lo que se estableció un diagnóstico de infecciónmixta por filarias. El diagnóstico definitivo de especiese realizó en el Centro Nacional de Microbiología deMajadahonda. Se instauró un tratamiento con dietilcarbamicinay mebendazol que conllevó la curación de lossíntomas de la paciente y la eliminación de las microfilariasen sangre.La filariasis es todavía endémica en muchos países.Debido al aumento de viajeros a dichas zonas y alos movimientos migratorios desde dichas áreas, no esinfrecuente enfrentarnos a su diagnóstico. La implantaciónde tratamientos masivos contra las filarias en zonasendémicas por parte de la Organización Mundial dela Salud está disminuyendo su transmisión, consiguiendola eliminación de la enfermedad en algunas áreas(AU)

We present a case of mixed infection by two filariae(Loa loa and Mansonella perstans). It seems that theinfection was suspected due to a pronounced eosinophiliain a routine analysis. Sheathed and unsheathedmicrofilariae were observed in the spread of peripheralblood, which enabled a diagnosis to be established ofmixed infection by filariae. The definitive diagnosis ofthe species was carried out at the National Centre ofMicrobiolgy of Majadahonda. A treatment was initiatedwith dietilcarbamazina and mebendazole which resultedin the patient’s being cured and in the elimination ofthe microfilariae in the patient’s blood.Filariasis is still endemic in many countries. Due tothe increase of travellers to such zones and the migratorymovements from such areas it is not unusual forus to come across such a diagnosis. The implantationof massive treatments against filariae in endemic zonesby the World Health Organisation is reducing theirtransmission and is managing to eliminate the diseasein some areas(AU)