[Ocular filariasis with retinal detachment].

56-years-old patient, which worked 12 years ago in Congo, has acused during the last 10 years repeated fever states, and recidived cutaneous nodules at inferior members with papulosquamous reaction. Since 1992 he has had right serofibrinous pleurisy and pain, intense pruritus and lacrimation at the ocular level, together the diminish of the vision; the ophthalmoscopy revealed retinal detachment at both eyes. The blood examination shows eosinophilia and the examination in thick drop shows Loa loa filaria, and bancrofti filaria. The treatment using diethilcarbamasine (Luxuran) was inefficient at this stage of the disease and the patient died. The conclusion is that endemic tropical affections, such as filariasis, must not to be considered anymore as being limited into certain geographical areas and must be knows by the ophthalmologists.