title: Loiasis in a Japanese Traveler Returning from Central Africa.
abstract: We encountered a probable case of loiasis in a returned traveler from Central Africa. A 52-year-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital complaining of discomfort in her eyes and skin. She reported having frequently visited Central Africa over many years and having been extensively exposed to the rainforest climate and ecosystem. Although no microfilariae were found in her blood, there was an elevated level of IgG antibodies against the crude antigens of Brugia pahangi, which have cross-reactivity with Loa loa. She was treated with albendazole for 21 days, after which the antigen-specific IgG level decreased and no relapse occurred.
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Momoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mawatari
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine , Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Parasitology, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akao
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan ; National Suruga Sanatorium , Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Rie R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Yotsu
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nozomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutsuna
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiya
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuzo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanagawa
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohmagari
authors.affiliation: Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
keywords: filarial infection; loiasis; returned traveler