A CASE OF LOIASIS

The prevalence of Loa loa infections in non-endemic areas such as Kore a is very low even though it is quite common in the endemic regions of West and Central Africa. We describe a patient who presented with tem porary localized edema (classical Calabar swellings) after travelling to Cameroon and in whom the diagnosis of loiasis was made by ELISA. Th is is the second reported case of loiasis in Korea. As international t ravel is becoming more frequent, Loa loa infection should be considere d in the differential diagnosis for patients with eosinophilia and Cal abar swellings in Korea.