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

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...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Antonio Giardulli, Guilherme Dolanda Paulo Filho, Giovanni Nicola Urberto Italiano Colombini, Walter de Araújo Eyer-Silva, Carlos Alberto Basilio-de-Oliveira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2011
Subjects:
Brazil
Loa loa
Loiasis
Uganda
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652011000500010
https://doaj.org/article/38a6df1ba2d0470bbf73a2964f747515
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Summary: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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