Scanning Electron Microscopy Observations of Loa loa (Nematoda)

Jens Anibal Juul; Vegard Asgeir Forsaa; Tor Paaske Utheim; Endre Willassen

doi:10.1159/000509338

Scanning Electron Microscopy Observations of Loa loa (Nematoda)

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug 12;11(2):486-492. doi: 10.1159/000509338. eCollection 2020 May-Aug.

Authors

Jens Anibal Juul¹, Vegard Asgeir Forsaa¹, Tor Paaske Utheim¹, Endre Willassen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
² Department of Natural History, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

Abstract

We present a case report of periocular Loa loa. The key feature of L. loa distinguishing it from other human filarial parasites are cuticular bosses, which are presented in images from a light microscope and a scanning electron microscope. The cuticular bosses could be divided into three subtypes not previously described.

Keywords: Filariosis; Loa loa; Loiasis; Microfilaria.

Publication types

Case Reports