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Renata T R Aquino1, Maria E R Magliari, José Vital Filho
1Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. renata_aquino@uol.com.br
Abstract:
A case report of a 31 year-old woman from Paraíba State (North-Eastern Brazil) that presented severe involvement of ocular globes, ears and meninges. Diagnosis was established after enucleation of her left eye, when adult worms were seen in the midst of a granulomatous inflammatory process. Her response to the initial treatment with levamisole and cambendazole was good, but there was a relapse after the fifth month of treatment even with maintenance doses of both medications. She later received ivermectin and albendazol and responded well.
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