Anterior uveitis by subconjunctival filariasis

Authors

  • Mauricio Casillas Villaseñor Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río, Cuba
  • Jose Carlos Moreno Domínguez Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaria
  • Elizabeth Martínez Sierra Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río, Cuba
  • Henry Perez Gonzalez Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río, Cuba

Keywords:

PREVIOUS UVEITIS, FILARIASIS, PARASITES.

Abstract

Introduction: Loa loa is a filaria with tropism by the eyeball. It is common in central and western Africa and with the global migration it is observed in other countries in different regions of the world.

Clinical case: a patient with clinical symptoms characterized by allergic symptoms, pain and sudden visual loss. The ophthalmological examination revealed the existence of an atypical picture of anterior and posterior uveal inflammation with the presence of a nematode as a possible etiological agent. Medical and surgical treatment was instituted and a pathological study was performed.

Conclusions: after the medical and surgical treatment a clinical improvement of the case was achieved.

 

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Author Biographies

Mauricio Casillas Villaseñor, Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río, Cuba

Médico.Residente de Segundo Año de Oftalmología.

Jose Carlos Moreno Domínguez, Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaria

Profesor Auxiliar. Investigador agregado. Máster. Especialista de 2 grado en Oftalmologia.

Elizabeth Martínez Sierra, Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río, Cuba

Médica. Residente de Tercer Año de Oftalmología.

Henry Perez Gonzalez, Hospital General Docente “Abel Santamaría Cuadrado”. Pinar del Río, Cuba

Profesor Auxiliar. Investigador agregado. Máster. Especialista de 2 grado en Oftalmologia.

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2017-06-01

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Casillas Villaseñor M, Moreno Domínguez JC, Martínez Sierra E, Perez Gonzalez H. Anterior uveitis by subconjunctival filariasis. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Aug. 29];21(3):428-32. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/2949

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Vol. 21 No. 3 (2017)

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CASE REPORTS

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