Case of the Week 513

This week features our monthly case from Idzi Potters and theInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. A Nigerian male patient, returns to Belgium, after having visited his relatives. He presents at the hospital, where a worm was extracted from his eye (length: 5 cm).In a drop of blood, live “larvae” were seen.A KNOTT concentration was made and stained with Carazzi ’s to visualize the details.The “larvae” are measuring (on average) 280 µm in length.Diagnosis please?
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