Onchocerciasis-associated limb swelling in a traveler returning from Cameroon

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-53

  Ezzedine, Khaled ^a   Denis, Malvy ^b   Ines, Dhaussy ^a   Emmanuelle, Steels ^a   Carine, Castelein ^a   Gilbert, De Dobbeler ^a   Michel, Heenen ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital Center   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; IVERMECTIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; HUMAN; MALE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRURITUS; RELAPSE; RURAL AREA; TRAVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CAMEROON; EDEMA; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33645323200     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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