Anterior Chamber Live : Case Report

G. Kagmeni; R. Cheuteu; Y. Bilong; P. Wiedemann

doi:10.4137/CCRep.S40012

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports (Sep 2016)

Anterior Chamber Live : Case Report

G. Kagmeni,
R. Cheuteu,
Y. Bilong,
P. Wiedemann

Affiliations

G. Kagmeni: Department of Eye, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
R. Cheuteu: Department of Eye, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
Y. Bilong: Department of Eye, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
P. Wiedemann: Eye Clinic and Polyclinic of Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S40012
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

Abstract

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We reported a case of unusual intraocular Loa loa in a 27-year-old patient who presented with painful red eye. Biomicroscopy revealed a living and active adult worm in the anterior chamber of the right eye. After surgical extraction under local anesthesia, parasitological identification confirmed L. loa filariasis.

Published in Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports

ISSN: 1179-5476 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/icr

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