Loa loa macrofilariasis in the eyelid: case report of the first periocular subcutaneous manifestation in Germany.

Purpose: We report a case of periocular subcutaneous macrofilariasis as an initial sign of a systemic Loa loa infection.

Methods: Thorough history, eye examination and surgical intervention. Parasitological and serological analysis.

Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome in association with follicular occlusion triad.

Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness syndrome is a rare congenital disorder of the ectoderm caused by mutations in the connexin-26 gene (GJB2) on chromosome 13q11-q12, giving rise to keratitis, erythrokeratoderma and neurosensory deafness. We report the case of a 31-year-old black male diagnosed as having KID syndrome. Sequencing analysis showed a heterozygous missense mutation D50N (148G > A) in the GJB2 gene.