Varsha Kumari, Sofia Ahmad, Aradhana Singh, Tuhina Banerjee
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We report an unusual case of adult Loa loa infection in the anterior chamber of the eye of a 65-year-old female from rural area of Jharkhand, India, with no history of travel to endemic places but the presence of microfilaria of Loa loa in blood. Loiasis is endemic to African countries, with few sporadic cases affecting the Indian population. However, in none of the reports, microfilaremia was detected. This atypical feature in this case adds to the epidemiological variations in parasitic presentations in nonendemic regions.
我们报告了一例来自印度恰尔肯德邦（Jharkhand）农村地区的 65 岁女性眼球前房感染成年 Loa loa 的罕见病例，她没有到过流行地区，但血液中存在 Loa loa 的微丝蚴。卢阿丝虫病在非洲国家流行，印度人中也有少数零星病例。然而，在所有报告中都没有发现微丝蚴病。该病例的这一非典型特征进一步说明了寄生虫病在非流行地区的流行病学变化。
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