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Ivermectin Treatment of a Traveler Who Returned from Peru with Cutaneous Gnathostomiasis

Chappuis, F. ; Farinelli, T. ; Loutan, L.

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2001, vol. 33, no. 4, p. e17-e19

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    Titre
    • Ivermectin Treatment of a Traveler Who Returned from Peru with Cutaneous Gnathostomiasis
    Auteur
    • Chappuis, F.. Travel and Migration Medicine Unit, Department of Community Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva
    • Farinelli, T.. Travel and Migration Medicine Unit, Department of Community Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva
    • Loutan, L.. Travel and Migration Medicine Unit, Department of Community Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2001, vol. 33, no. 4, p. e17-e19. The University of Chicago Press
    Autre version électronique
    Classification
    • Santé
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:301519
    Summary
    We describe a 21-year-old patient who experienced a relapse of cutaneous gnathostomiasis after receiving initial treatment with albendazole and who had a successful outcome after receiving a short course of ivermectin for the relapse. This is the first reported case of gnathostomiasis acquired by a human in Peru