Literature DB >> 1131358

Filarial worm (Loa loa) in the anterior chamber. Report of two cases.

O Osuntokun, O Olurin.   

Abstract

Two Nigerian patients with intraocular parasitism by adult Loa loa worms are reported. Whereas Loa loa infestation of the subcutaneous tissues around the eye usually has no permanent effect on visual acuity, in the two cases reported the affected eye became blind.

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Year:  1975        PMID： 1131358      PMCID： PMC1017374          DOI： 10.1136/bjo.59.3.166

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Br J Ophthalmol        ISSN： 0007-1161            Impact factor:   4.638


  4 in total

1.  Adult filaria (bancrofti) in the anterior chamber of human eye.

Authors:  K C CHATTERJI
Journal:  J Indian Med Assoc       Date:  1954-11-16

2.  A CASE OF FILARIASIS OCULI.

Authors:  K K Nayar; A K Pillai
Journal:  Br J Ophthalmol       Date:  1932-09       Impact factor: 4.638

3.  ADULT FILARIA (WUCHERERIA) BANCROFTI IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER.

Authors:  R E Wright
Journal:  Br J Ophthalmol       Date:  1934-11       Impact factor: 4.638

4.  Filarial worm in anterior chamber of eye in man.

Authors:  L Rose
Journal:  Arch Ophthalmol       Date:  1966-01
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Review 1.  Ocular loiasis in London 2008-2009: a case series.

Authors:  G S Bowler; A N Shah; L A Bye; M Saldana
Journal:  Eye (Lond)       Date:  2011-01-14       Impact factor: 3.775

2.  [Bilateral subconjunctival foreign bodies. Loiasis with bilateral Loa ophthalmia].

Authors:  J Stammen; M Klüppel
Journal:  Ophthalmologe       Date:  2002-04       Impact factor: 1.059

3.  [Ocular involvement in systemic Loa-Loa filariasis. Case report and review of the literature].

Authors:  A Jaksche; L Wessels; S Martin; K U Loeffler
Journal:  Ophthalmologe       Date:  2004-09       Impact factor: 1.059

4.  Intraocular live male filarial Loa loa worm.

Authors:  André Omgbwa Eballe; Emillienne Epée; Godefroy Koki; Didier Owono; Côme Ebana Mvogo; Assumpta Lucienne Bella
Journal:  Clin Ophthalmol       Date:  2008-12

5.  Adult Loa loa Filarial Worm in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye: A First Report from Savanna Belt of Northern Nigeria.

Authors:  Sadiq Hassan; Mohammed Isyaku; Abdulsalam Yayo; Farouq Sarkin Fada; Gabriel U Ihesiulor; Garba Iliyasu
Journal:  PLoS Negl Trop Dis       Date:  2016-04-07

6.  Removal of adult subconjunctival Loa loa amongst urban dwellers in Nigeria.

Authors:  Ogugua Ndubuisi Okonkwo; Adekunle Olubola Hassan; Taofik Alarape; Toyin Akanbi; Olufemi Oderinlo; Ayodele Akinye; Idris Oyekunle
Journal:  PLoS Negl Trop Dis       Date:  2018-11-14

7.  Anterior Chamber Live Loa loa: Case Report.

Authors:  G Kagmeni; R Cheuteu; Y Bilong; P Wiedemann
Journal:  Clin Med Insights Case Rep       Date:  2016-07-14

Review 8.  Update on pathology of ocular parasitic disease.

Authors:  Dipankar Das; Varsha Ramachandra; Saidul Islam; Harsha Bhattacharjee; Jyotirmay Biswas; Akanksha Koul; Panna Deka; Apurba Deka
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2016-11       Impact factor: 1.848
  8 in total

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