Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
Borup, L.H.; Peters, J.S.; Sartori, C.R.
Cutis 72(4): 297-302; Quiz 296
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162 PMID: 14604081 Document Number: 554824
A 37-year-old African man presented for excision of a dermal nodule after a diagnosis of ocular onchocerciasis (river blindness). A nodule from the patient's left buttock contained several adult filarial worms, and results from adjacent skin biopsy specimens revealed numerous dermal microfilariae. The patient was admitted to the hospital and treated with one dose of ivermectin. Recommendations were made for ivermectin treatments every 6 months for up to 10 years. The history, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of onchocerciasis are discussed.
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