Loa loa in the Vitreous Cavity of the Eye: A Case Report and State of Art

Loa loa is a filarial nematode responsible for loiasis, endemic to West–Central Africa south of the Sahara and transmitted by flies. This study reports a case of L. loa in the vitreous cavity of the eye of a young patient, along with an in-depth literature review. A 22-year-old woman from Cameroon w...

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Autores principales: Pallara, Elisabetta, Cotugno, Sergio, Guido, Giacomo, De Vita, Elda, Ricciardi, Aurelia, Totaro, Valentina, Camporeale, Michele, Frallonardo, Luisa, Novara, Roberta, Panico, Gianfranco G., Puzo, Pasquale, Alessio, Giovanni, Sablone, Sara, Mariani, Michele, De Iaco, Giuseppina, Milano, Eugenio, Bavaro, Davide F., Lattanzio, Rossana, Patti, Giulia, Papagni, Roberta, Pellegrino, Carmen, Saracino, Annalisa, Di Gennaro, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2022
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9490677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35914685
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.22-0274

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9490677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35914685
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.22-0274

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