Onchocerciasis Treated with Hetrazan
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A case of onchocerciasis in London and its treatment with hetrazan.
ONCHOCEiRCIAxSIS is a disease frequently overlooked in endemic areas and this case is a reminder that the diagnosis shItild be considered eve in Enlgltand when ophtlha-ltlic lesions (of obscure aetiology are found in patients who have visited Cenitral Africai ori Central Amierica. It also shows the importance of repeatiilg laboratory investi gat ions in suspected cases, and draws attention to r...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1952
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4766.992