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Med Sante Trop
; 24(3): 247-8, 2014.
Artigo
em Francês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24922445
RESUMO
We report a case of edema of the right forearm with pruriginous papules and eosinophilia in the blood. The patient had lived in a forested area of Cameroon. The clinical, laboratory, and geographical findings led to a diagnosis of onchocerciasis, despite the absence of microfilaments on skin biopsy samples. The patient was successfully treated with ivermectin and doxycycline.