| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3393396 | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryMansonella perstans is rarely pathogenic. The rare reports of symptomatic cases, however, include severe complications. Three cases of symptomatic hypereosinophilia with multi-organ involvement are described in a missionary family returning from tropical Africa. Pathogenicity may be related to the induction of hypereosinophilia rather than direct host-parasite interactions.
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Authors
Christoph A. Fux, Bernard Chappuis, Benedikt Holzer, Christoph Aebi, Gerard Bordmann, Hanspeter Marti, Christoph Hatz,