Buscar en
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition)
Toda la web
Inicio Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition) Ocular loiasis in a patient with chronic hypereosinophilia
Journal Information
Vol. 89. Issue 10.
Pages 411-413 (October 2014)
Share
Share
Download PDF
More article options
Visits
1399
Vol. 89. Issue 10.
Pages 411-413 (October 2014)
Short communication
Ocular loiasis in a patient with chronic hypereosinophilia
Loiasis ocular en paciente con hipereosinofilia crónica
Visits
1399
A. Burgués-Ceballos
Corresponding author
annaburgues@gmail.com

Corresponding author.
, M.A. Marcos, G.A. March, J.R. Juberías
Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
This item has received
Article information
Abstract
Full Text
Bibliography
Download PDF
Statistics
Figures (3)
Show moreShow less
Abstract
Case report

We present a case of ocular loiasis with a subconjunctival filaria, 5.5cm long, and a severe microfilaremia, 1microfilaria/ml, on a previously asymptomatic woman from Equatorial Guinea, with a past medical history of hypereosinophilia of unknown origin.

Discussion

Ocular loiasis is an imported infestation with a very low rate in our country. Nevertheless, chronic infestation in immigrants coming from endemic areas of Africa may increase the rate of this disease in our country.

Keywords:
Loa loa
Loiasis
Ocular filariasis
Eosinophilia
Conjunctiva
Resumen
Caso clínico

Se presenta un caso de loiasis ocular con una filaria subconjuntival de 5,5cm de longitud y una microfilaremia grave de una microfilaria/ml, en una paciente previamente asintomática, procedente de Guinea Ecuatorial, con antecedente de hipereosinofilia crónica en estudio.

Discusión

La loiasis ocular es una infestación importada y poco frecuente en nuestro medio. No obstante, las parasitaciones crónicas procedentes de inmigrantes de zonas endémicas de África, pueden convertir la loiasis en una enfermedad emergente en nuestro medio.

Palabras clave:
Loa loa
Loiasis
Filariasis ocular
Eosinofilia
Conjuntiva

Article

These are the options to access the full texts of the publication Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition)
Subscriber
Subscriber

If you already have your login data, please click here .

If you have forgotten your password you can you can recover it by clicking here and selecting the option “I have forgotten my password”
Subscribe
Subscribe to

Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition)

Purchase
Purchase article

Purchasing article the PDF version will be downloaded

Price 19.34 €

Purchase now
Contact
Phone for subscriptions and reporting of errors
From Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (GMT + 1) except for the months of July and August which will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calls from Spain
932 415 960
Calls from outside Spain
+34 932 415 960
E-mail
Article options
Tools
es en pt

¿Es usted profesional sanitario apto para prescribir o dispensar medicamentos?

Are you a health professional able to prescribe or dispense drugs?

Você é um profissional de saúde habilitado a prescrever ou dispensar medicamentos