Extra-pulmonary paragonimiasis with unusual arthritis and cutaneous features among a tourist returning from Gabon

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 340-342

  Malvy, D ^a   Ezzedine, K h ^b   Receveur, M C ^a   Pistone, T ^a   Mercie P ^a   Longy Boursier, M ^a  

^a University Hospital Center   (France)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cutaneous manifestations; Paragonimiasis; Reactive arthritis; Returned traveller; Serological diagnosis

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GABON; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; MIGRATION; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; TRAVEL; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; BRACHYURA; FEMALE; GABON; HUMANS; PARAGONIMIASIS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SEAFOOD; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

EID: 33750616072     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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