title: Loa loa infection in a patient with thymoma.
abstract: An exceptional observation of a Loa loa infection occurring in a short term traveller with a thymoma is described in details. We discuss the implications of the immunodeficiency induced by a thymoma on a concomitant parasitic infection.
authors.affiliation: Lausanne University Medical Policlinic, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Landry
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Christen