RESUMO
CASO CLÍNICO: Se presenta un caso de loiasis ocular con una filaria subconjuntival de 5,5 cm 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. DISCUSSIÓN: 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
CASE REPORT: We present a case of ocular loiasis with a subconjunctival filaria, 5.5 cm long, and a severe microfilaremia, 1 microfilaria/ml, on a previously asymptomatic woman from Equatorial Guinea, with a past medical history of hypereosinophilia of unknown origin. DISCUSSIÓN: 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 (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Feminino , Loíase/complicações , Loíase/diagnóstico , Filariose/metabolismo , Filariose/parasitologia , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/diagnóstico , Loíase/induzido quimicamente , Filariose/diagnóstico , Infecções Oculares Parasitárias/complicaçõesRESUMO
CASE REPORT: We present a case of ocular loiasis with a subconjunctival filaria, 5.5cm long, and a severe microfilaremia, 1 microfilaria/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.
