Loiasis, a Subconjunctival Manifestation

J Pediatr. 2017 Sep:188:300. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.05.004. Epub 2017 Jun 5.

Authors

Diego Mauricio Peñafiel-Freire¹, Mercedes Herranz-Aguirre¹

Affiliation

¹ Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Department of Pediatrics Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra Pamplona, Spain.

PMID: 28595769
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.05.004

No abstract available

Keywords: filariasis; loiasis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Albendazole / therapeutic use
Animals
Anthelmintics / therapeutic use*
Child
Conjunctivitis / diagnosis
Conjunctivitis / drug therapy
Drug Therapy, Combination
Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis*
Eye Infections, Parasitic / drug therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Guinea
Humans
Ivermectin / therapeutic use
Loa / isolation & purification*
Loiasis / diagnosis*
Loiasis / drug therapy*
Rare Diseases
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anthelmintics
Ivermectin
Albendazole