Unexpected Loa loa Finding in an Asymptomatic Patient From The Gambia: A Case Report.

Begoña TreviñoFrancesc ZarzuelaInés Oliveira-Souto Carles Rubio MaturanaNúria Serre-DelcorMaria L AznarDiana PouLidia GoterrisFernando SalvadorPau Bosch-NicolauJosé M RubioEdurne RuizIsrael MolinaElena Sulleiro

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)

A 17-year-old asymptomatic male from The Gambia presented for a routine health examination after migration to Spain. Laboratory diagnosis confirmed the presence of Loa loa microfilariae. This unusual finding emphasizes the importance of screening in newly arrived migrants and the need of an extended anamnesis including migratory route and previous travels.

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