Relationship between tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis and intestinal helminths in a population of Cameroonian children

• Published in: Cogent medicine Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 1345587
• Main Authors: Domngang Noche, Christelle, Fotsing Kwetche, Pierre Rene, Tumameu, Thierry, Tambo, Ernest, Moyou, Roger, Bella, Assumpta Lucienne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Cogent 01.01.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: allergy; Cameroon; child; Children; Clinical aspects; Conjunctivitis; Eggs; Epidemiology; helminths; Hyperemia; Intestine; limbo-conjunctivitis; Morbidity; Statistical analysis; tropics; Cameroon

Background: Tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis (TELC) is an allergic limbo-conjunctivitis, very common in children of tropical areas, and often characterized by ocular morbidity. Several studies were devoted to the study of the epidemiological and clinical aspects of TELC in Africa but in Cameroo...