A historical note on an imported case of loiasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1964

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Antonio Giardulli²  Guilherme Dolanda Paulo Filho¹  Giovanni Nicola Urberto Italiano Colombini²  Walter De Araújo Eyer-silva²  Carlos Alberto Basilio-de-oliveira² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle Rio de Janeiro RJ ,Brasil

关键词: Brazil;    Loa loa;    Loiasis;    Uganda;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652011000500010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Loiasis is a filarial disease transmitted by the Chrysops spp. tabanid flies in West and Central Africa. It is most commonly diagnosed by the clinical manifestations of Calabar swellings (transient localized inflammatory edema) or, most dramatically, by the appearance of a migrating worm through the conjunctival tissues or the bridge of the nose. We report the case of a 35-year-old resident in the city of Rio de Janeiro who displayed a moving Loa loa in the bulbar conjunctival tissue two years after returning from a six-month trip to Uganda. Surgical removal of the worm was performed.

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