A case of loiasis.
10.3349/ymj.1998.39.2.184
- Author:
Yoon Sun CHUN
1
;
Soo Il CHUN
;
Kyung Il IM
;
Tae Kee MOON
;
Min Geol LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Pochon CHA Medical College, Pundang CHA Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Loiasis;
calabar swellings;
eosinophilia
- MeSH:
Adult;
Angioneurotic Edema/parasitology*;
Animal;
Antinematodal Agents/therapeutic use;
Arm/parasitology*;
Case Report;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Human;
Ivermectin/therapeutic use;
Loa/isolation & purification;
Loiasis/pathology*;
Loiasis/parasitology*;
Loiasis/complications;
Male;
Skin Diseases/pathology*;
Skin Diseases/parasitology*
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1998;39(2):184-188
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The prevalence of Loa loa infections in non-endemic areas such as Korea is very low, even though it is quite common in the endemic regions of West and Central Africa. We describe a patient who presented with temporary localized edema (classical Calabar swellings) after travelling to Cameroon and in whom the diagnosis of loiasis was made by ELISA. This is the second reported case of loiasis in Korea. As international travel is becoming more frequent, Loa loa infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients with eosinophilia and Calabar swellings in Korea.
