Loa Loa Female Adult Tail End

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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