A case of loiasis

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-188

  Chun, Yoon Sun ^a   Chun, Soo Il ^b   Im, Kyung Il ^b   Moon, Tae Kee ^c   Lee, Min Geol ^b  

^a Pundang CHA Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calabar swellings; Eosinophilia; Loiasis

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EOSINOPHILIA; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KOREA; LOA LOA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 7144264422     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.2.184     Document Type: Article

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