File:Adult female Loa loa filarial worm - Extracted from a patient's conjunctiva in the left eye - (1).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionAdult female Loa loa filarial worm - Extracted from a patient's conjunctiva in the left eye - (1).jpg |
Loa Loa - filarial worm. This was extracted from a patients conjunctiva in the left eye. It was still moving on extraction and measures 55mm in length by 0.5mm in width. Patient was originally from East Africa - parasite infection by this worm is rarely found in the UK. In all cases seen in UK the infection arose abroad. This is an adult female worm. |
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Author | Nathan Reading from Halesowen, UK |
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Worm damaged on extraction
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