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Noireau François, Apembet J.D., Nzoulani A., Carme B. (1990). Clinical manifestations of loiasis in an endemic area in the Congo. Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 41 (1), p. 37-39. ISSN 0177-2392.

Titre du document
Clinical manifestations of loiasis in an endemic area in the Congo
Année de publication
1990
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Noireau François, Apembet J.D., Nzoulani A., Carme B.
Source
Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 1990, 41 (1), p. 37-39 ISSN 0177-2392
The functional symptomatology of loiasis was studied in 101 Congolese subjects living in a village in a highly endemic area. 27.7 % of them were carriers of Loa loa microfilariae. 5.9 % were infected with Mansonella perstans. No subjects were found to have dermal microfilariae. In anamnesis, 51.5 % of them reported episodes of Calabar swellings, 69.3 % history of eyeworm and 10.9 % episodes of subcutaneous migration of worms during the last 12 months. Pruritus and secondary dermal lesions were frequently demonstrated in 64.4 % and 56.4 % of the individuals respectively. Asymptomatic amicrofilaraemic subjects only accounted for 11.9 % of the adult population. The study of the life-time risk of eyeworm, also conducted in the Pygmy and Bantu populations of another village, was shown to be useful in epidemiological evaluations. (Résumé d'auteur)
Plan de classement
Divers [052MALTRA05]
Descripteurs
FILARIOSE ; LOASE ; EPIDEMIOLOGIE ; ENQUETE ; DIAGNOSTIC ; CLINIQUE ; SEROLOGIE ; OEDEME DE CALABAR ; MIGRATION SOUS CONJONCTIVALE OCULAIRE ; MIGRATION SOUS CUTANEE ; PRURIT ; MICROFILAREMIE
Description Géographique
CONGO
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B31731] ; Montpellier (Centre IRD)
Identifiant IRD
fdi:31731
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