Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm

Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm

André Omgbwa Eballe1, Emillienne Epée2, Godefroy Koki2, Didier Owono2, Côme Ebana Mvogo2, Assumpta Lucienne Bella21Gynaeco Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sc...

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Autores principales: André Omgbwa Eballe, Emillienne Epée, Godefroy Koki, Didier Owono, Côme Ebana Mvogo, Assumpta Lucienne Bella
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fe9a430d5add4b529307539832e310872021-12-02T04:37:54ZIntraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/fe9a430d5add4b529307539832e310872009-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/intraocular-live-male-filarial-loa-loa-worm-a2862https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483André Omgbwa Eballe1, Emillienne Epée2, Godefroy Koki2, Didier Owono2, Côme Ebana Mvogo2, Assumpta Lucienne Bella21Gynaeco Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, CameroonAbstract: We report a case of Loa loa filariasis in an 8-month-old child who presented with a 3-month history of irritated acute red eye and insomnia. Examination revealed a living and active adult Loa loa worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye. The worm was extracted under general anesthetic.Keywords: Loa loa, red eye, Cameroon André Omgbwa EballeEmillienne EpéeGodefroy KokiDidier OwonoCôme Ebana MvogoAssumpta Lucienne BellaDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2008, Iss Issue 4, Pp 965-967 (2009)
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Emillienne Epée
Godefroy Koki
Didier Owono
Côme Ebana Mvogo
Assumpta Lucienne Bella
Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm
description André Omgbwa Eballe1, Emillienne Epée2, Godefroy Koki2, Didier Owono2, Côme Ebana Mvogo2, Assumpta Lucienne Bella21Gynaeco Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon; 2Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Yaoundé, CameroonAbstract: We report a case of Loa loa filariasis in an 8-month-old child who presented with a 3-month history of irritated acute red eye and insomnia. Examination revealed a living and active adult Loa loa worm in the anterior chamber of the left eye. The worm was extracted under general anesthetic.Keywords: Loa loa, red eye, Cameroon
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author André Omgbwa Eballe
Emillienne Epée
Godefroy Koki
Didier Owono
Côme Ebana Mvogo
Assumpta Lucienne Bella
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Emillienne Epée
Godefroy Koki
Didier Owono
Côme Ebana Mvogo
Assumpta Lucienne Bella
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title Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm
title_short Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm
title_full Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm
title_fullStr Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm
title_full_unstemmed Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm
title_sort intraocular live male filarial loa loa worm
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2009
url https://doaj.org/article/fe9a430d5add4b529307539832e31087
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