Open AccessThe Brief Case: Loa loa in a Patient from Nigeria
Author(s) -
Eileen M. Burd,
Ahmed Babiker,
Jessica K. Fairley,
Divya Bhamidipati,
Laila Woc-Colburn,
Blaine A. Mathison
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01587-20
Subject(s) - dorsum , medicine , sclera , surgery , optometry , general surgery , family medicine , demography , pediatrics , anatomy , sociology
An 18-year-old college student sought medical attention because she felt something moving in the sclera of her right eye and observed a worm when she looked in the mirror ([Fig. 1A][1]). She had similar symptoms 2 years ago but ignored it at that time because symptoms abated after about 2 h.
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