Monosymptomatic Loa loa infection

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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
UNIL/CHUV
Title
Monosymptomatic Loa loa infection
Journal
Dermatology
Author(s)
de Viragh  P. A., Guggisberg  D., Derighetti  M., van Saanen  M., Panizzon  R. G.
ISSN
1018-8665 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1998
Volume
197
Number
3
Pages
303-5
Notes
Case Reports
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
OAI-PMH
oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_D000A51BDF0E
DOI
10.1159/000018020
Pubmed
9812043
Web of science
000076332900025
Create date
25/01/2008 17:55
Last modification date
20/08/2019 16:50
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