Diagnosis and extirpation of nodules in human onchocerciasis
Albiez, E.J.; Büttner, D.W.; Duke, B.O.
Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Official Organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit 39(Suppl): 331-346
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0177-2392 PMID: 3067324 Document Number: 309703
The clinical search for onchocercal nodules, and their preferred sites on the body in different geographic areas are described and illustrated. The differential diagnosis of onchocercomata is discussed and figures on the frequency of false diagnoses are reported. The prevalence of adult Onchocerca volvulus in relation to the endemicity of infection, the age and sex of the patients, the localization of nodules on the body, and the measures used to control onchocerciasis are discussed. Recommendations are made on the selection of patients for different medical studies. The technique of nodulectomy and the equipment needed are described.