Loiasis
Loiasis
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Loiasis
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Publisher
Boston: Massachusetts Medical Society
Journal title
The New England journal of medicine, 2021-09, Vol.385 (10), p.e28-e28
Language
English
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Boston: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Contents
A 36-year-old woman presented with a moving wormlike structure in her left eyelid (shown in videos). Microscopic examination of a fresh-blood wet smear revealed fast-moving worms, and Giemsa-stained blood films confirmed the presence of microfilaria consistent with
Loa loa
.
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Loiasis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2566039603
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2566039603
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ISSN
0028-4793
E-ISSN
1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMicm2101227
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