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A 36-year-old woman presented with a moving wormlike structure in her left eyelid (shown in videos). Microscopic examination of a fresh-blood wet smear revealed fast-moving worms, and Giemsa-stained blood films confirmed the presence of microfilaria consistent with Loa loa.

Sven Kalbitz, M.D.
Klinikum Sankt Georg, Leipzig, Germany
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Thomas Grünewald, M.D.
Klinikum Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany

This article was published on August 28, 2021, at NEJM.org.