Tag: Loa Loa Eye Worms
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Reader with Worms Emerging from Skin Needs Immediate Medical Attention
A reader wrote to us in an understandable frenzy because she has white worms (or worm-like things) coming out of her skin. She included the following picture:
The Loa Loa Eye Worm
Loa Loa worms (also known as the “eye worm”) are classified as filarial worms, meaning they thrive in human tissue. Loiasis, often misspelled as “loaisis”, is the infestation of loa loa worms in humans.
