Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

The Korea Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (대한기생충학·열대의학회)
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A Cabe of Calabar Swelling Suspected as Loiasis

로아사상충증으로 생각되는 Calabar Swelling 치험 1예

  • Min, Deuk-Yeong (Department of Parasitology, Hanyang University Medicine College) ;
  • So, Jin-Tak (Department of Parasitology, Wonkwang University Medical College) ;
  • Yun, Jin-U (Yoon's Medical Clinic)
  • 민득영 (한양대학교 의과대학 기생충학교실) ;
  • 소진탁 (원광대학교 의과대학 기생충학교실) ;
  • 윤진우 (서울 강남구 윤내과의원)
  • Published : 1987.12.01
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Abstract

Thia report deals with an imported case of calamar swelling suspective of loiasis, who had been in Nigeria, Africa for 2 years. This 33-year-old Korean technician was admitted to Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Medical Center, because of erythematous swellings on left hand and foot. His peripheral blood showed persistent eosinophilia (over 30% of WBC), increased IgE(1,000unit/ml) and significantly high antialarial antibody titer with ensyme immunoassay, although no microfilaria was detected on the periplleral blood films. Under the impression of Loa lea infection diethylcarbamasine was administered for a month. Four months later mobile swellings and eosinophilia disappeared, and anti-filarial antibody titers were normalized. It is assumed that the patient had suffered from Loa lea infection, which is the first report on loiasis in Korea.

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