Lagochilascariasis leading to severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Renata T.r. Aquino¹  Maria E.r. Magliari¹  José Vital Filho¹  Maria A.l.g. Silva¹  Carlos A. Da Conceição Lima¹  Antonio J. Rocha¹  Carlos J. Silva¹  Jonathan A. Rewin¹  Tatiana R. Nahas¹  Pedro Paulo Chieffi¹ 

[1] ,Santa Casa de São Paulo Faculdade de Ciências Médicas São Paulo SP ,Brasil

关键词: Lagochilascaris minor;    Lagochilascariasis;    Ocular involvement;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652008000600009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A case report of a 31 year-old woman from Paraíba State (North-Eastern Brazil) that presented severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges. Diagnosis was established after enucleation of her left eye, when adult worms were seen in the midst of a granulomatous inflammatory process. Her response to the initial treatment with levamisole and cambendazole was good, but there was a relapse after the fifth month of treatment even with maintenance doses of both medications. She later received ivermectin and albendazol and responded well.

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