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Loa loa (Eye worm)

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Protozoa
Plasmodium species (Malaria)
Babesia
Giardia lamblia
Entamoeba histolytica (Amebiasis)
Cryptosporidium
Acanthamoeba
Naegleria fowleri (Primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis)
Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)
Trichomonas vaginalis
Leishmania
Worms
Loa loa (Eye worm)
Toxocara canis (Visceral larva migrans)
Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Anisakis
Angiostrongylus (Eosinophilic meningitis)
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Guinea worm (Dracunculiasis)
Wuchereria bancrofti (Lymphatic filariasis)
Trichinella spiralis
Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)
Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm)
Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatid disease)
Diphyllobothrium latum
Paragonimus westermani
Clonorchis sinensis
Schistosomes
Ectoparasites
Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis (Lice)
Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies)

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A 35-year-old man comes to the physician for evaluation of irritation in the left eye. He returned from a trip to the Ivory Coast 3 months ago. Temperature is 37.0°C (98.6°F), blood pressure is 115/83 mmHg, and pulse is 79/min. On physical examination, the left eyelid appears swollen. Slit-lamp examination reveals a transparent worm in the conjunctiva of the left eye. Which of the following is the most likely mode of transmission of this worm to the patient?  

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Loa Loa
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Tissue Nematodes
Sketchy Medical
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Summary

Loa loa is a filarial tissue nematode or roundworm, transmitted by deer fly, mango fly, or the horsefly. Loa loa worm is known as the eye worm as sometimes it's seen crawling in the patient's conjunctiva. Other symptoms include non-erythematous skin lesions known as calabar swellings, skin irritation, conjunctivitis, joint inflammation.