title: Transient facial swellings in a patient with a remote African travel history.
abstract: We present a case of Loa loa infection in a patient, 21 years after visiting an endemic area for only 4 days. To our knowledge, this case represents the longest time for the diagnosis of loiasis to be made post-exposure in a traveler and emphasizes that even short exposures can place travelers at risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. etr@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Eugene T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Doran L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Thomas B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Nutman
authors.forename: John K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Geisse
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barry
mesh_terms: D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D005369:Filaricides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008118:Loiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D005369:Filaricides; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine