Abstract

*Dr. Charul Jain, Dr. Nikunj Koladiya, Dr. Mansi Gupta and Dr Siddharth Singh Maanju

ABSTRACT

Loa loa, a filarial nematode eye worm, is endemic in tropical rain forest areas of Africa. Travelers and migrants are more commonly found to be infected in India. In the past 100 years, very few cases have been reported in India. We report an unusual case of adult LOA LOA in subconjuctival space in 45 year old female patient resident of rural area in Gujarat, India, with no history of travel to endemic places which was not associated with calabar swellings or microfilaremia. It was diagnosed by the morphology of the adult worms removed surgically under topical aneasthesia.