The African eye worm: A case report and review

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-52

  Ali, Sadia ^a,c   Fisher, Melanie ^a   Juckett, Gregory ^b  

^a Section of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; APHERESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAMEROON; CASE REPORT; CONCURRENT INFECTION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FILARIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOA LOA; MALE; ONCHOCERCA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLIT LAMP; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; CAMEROON; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; LOIASIS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; TRAVEL;

EID: 38349110198     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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