Loiasis and diurnal microfilaremia : searching at the right moment

Musumeci, Stefano; Ramu, Lea; Chappuis, François; Eperon, Gilles Alain

doi:10.1093/jtm/taab176

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Loiasis and diurnal microfilaremia : searching at the right moment

ContributorsMusumeci, Stefano; Ramu, Lea; Chappuis, François; Eperon, Gilles Alain

Published inJournal of travel medicine, vol. 29, no. 1, taab176

Publication date2022-01-17

First online date2021-10-30

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Loa loa
Calabar swelling
Cameroon
Chrysops
Eosinophilia
Onchocerciasis co-infection
Tropical eye worm
Animals
Humans
Loa
Loiasis / diagnosis
Loiasis / drug therapy

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MUSUMECI, Stefano et al. Loiasis and diurnal microfilaremia : searching at the right moment. In: Journal of travel medicine, 2022, vol. 29, n° 1, p. taab176. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab176

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PID : unige:179037
DOI : 10.1093/jtm/taab176
PMID : 34718684

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://academic.oup.com/jtm/article/doi/10.1093/jtm/taab176/6414503

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