Loiasis and diurnal microfilaremia : searching at the right moment

Article Article scientifique Rapport de cas Loiasis and diurnal microfilaremia : searching at the right moment eng 2021-10-30 2022-01-17 author Musumeci Stefano 973825 author Ramu Lea 724703 author Chappuis François 34709 Département de santé et médecine communautaire (MECOM) author Eperon Gilles Alain 0000-0002-3371-4320 105583 Département de santé et médecine communautaire (MECOM) taab176 10.1093/jtm/taab176 34718684 1195-1982 https://academic.oup.com/jtm/article/doi/10.1093/jtm/taab176/6414503 <p>A healthy young woman from Cameroon was addressed to the tropical medicine consultation of the University Hospitals of Geneva to investigate an asymptomatic eosinophilia of 1.22 G/l and a history of ‘eye worms’ during childhood. Direct microscopic observation found viable microfilariae, and the stained blood smear confirmed Loa loa species.</p> Loa loa Calabar swelling Cameroon Chrysops Eosinophilia Onchocerciasis co-infection Tropical eye worm Animals Humans Loa Loiasis / diagnosis Loiasis / drug therapy Dewey 613 Dewey 616 201 Institut de médecine de premier recours 22A9 56 Département de médecine 221 false Journal of travel medicine 29 1 08e4a35b-e458-4426-849b-855f08fb4ca5 Article (Published version) Restricted Article_scientifique_from_crossref.pdf 293199 application/pdf 81daff0e8178231eaacbd1cb4112c022e2f8f25f5ece6acd66abf2cfb7d608ce d07b2f20-bbc4-4c6f-b1e5-61f8978b437a Supplemental data Restricted loa_loa_taab176.zip 33266048 application/zip 3d36604ff7060d3d17364f7518134a268770f1da9494c8a865201e3ee3ece66a restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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