Subconjunctival Loa Loa Worm: a First Native Case Report in a Moroccan Child

Author(s): Abdessamad Lalaoui, Houda Nassih, Rabiy El Qadiry, Nahid Mahir, Aicha Bourahouat, Imane Ait Sab, Soufiane Berradi, Redouane Moutaj

The loiasis is limited to, Western and Central Africa. Characteristic clinical features include Calabar swellings and subconjunctival migration of the adult parasite. Severe complications of infection, including cardiomyopathy, nephropathy, and fatal encephalitis, are rare, but do occur. So far, all Moroccan cases are seen in adult travelers. We report the first case of autochthone loiasis in a Moroccan child.