Monosymptomatic Loa loa infection
Details
Serval ID
serval:BIB_D000A51BDF0E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Monosymptomatic Loa loa infection
Journal
Dermatology
ISSN
1018-8665 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1998
Volume
197
Number
3
Pages
303-5
Notes
Case Reports
Journal Article
Journal Article
Abstract
We report the case of a 17-year-old student from Cameroon who presented an atypical, mono-symptomatic form of Loa loa infection, characterized only by rare subcutaneous movements of adult worms.
Keywords
Adolescent
Animals
Diagnosis, Differential
Diethylcarbamazine/therapeutic use
Female
Filaricides/therapeutic use
Humans
Loa/drug effects/*isolation & purification
Loiasis/drug therapy/*parasitology/pathology
Microfilaria/drug effects/isolation & purification
Skin Diseases/drug therapy/*parasitology/pathology
Pubmed
Web of science
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