Loiasis from where you don't expect it: an illustrative case of misled diagnosis.
J Travel Med 2022;
29:6582207. [PMID:
35532187 PMCID:
PMC9635057 DOI:
10.1093/jtm/taac060]
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Abstract
In the absence of pathognomonic signs, the diagnosis of filarial infections relies on geographical exposure and morphology of microfilariae, which requires expertise. We present a case of loiasis in a patient not reporting exposure in areas of known Loa loa endemicity, whose diagnosis was achieved by molecular analysis of microfilariae.
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