Calabar swellings seen in:
Correct Answer: Loa Loa
Description: Calabar swellings are localized subcutaneous edemas, a type of inflammatory reaction brought about by a host response to the worm or its metabolic products. Argyll-Robeson described the adult worms of LOA LOA that he extracted from the eye of a woman who had resided at Old Calabar in West Africa.
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