Abstract

We describe a case of atypical loiasis presenting with a chronic pleuroperitoneal effusion in a 50-year-old woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Effusions disappeared with conventional treatment and no recurrence was detected after 4 months of follow-up. Such cases of loiasis involving visceral sites have been unusually reported in the literature.

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Authors

Ghys C, Morissens M, Rozen L, Karmali R, Theunissen C

Institution

Department of Endocrinology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-CHU, Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium. christophe.GHYS@chu-brugmann.be

Source

Journal of travel medicine 19:3 pg 186-8

MeSH

Abdominal Pain
Ascites
Chronic Disease
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dyspnea
Female
Filaricides
Humans
Loiasis
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22530827