title: Monosymptomatic Loa loa infection.
abstract: We report the case of a 17-year-old student from Cameroon who presented an atypical, mono-symptomatic form of Loa loa infection, characterized only by rare subcutaneous movements of adult worms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology DHURDV, Lausanne, Switzerland. pviragh@hola.hospvd.ch
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: de Viragh
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guggisberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Derighetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Saanen
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Panizzon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005369:Filaricides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008117:Loa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008118:Loiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005369:Filaricides; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine