TY - JOUR
T1 - Cutaneous onchocercoma
AU - Okulicz, Jason F.
AU - Stibich, Adam S.
AU - Elston, Dirk M.
AU - Schwartz, Robert A.
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Onchocerciasis is a common, chronic multisystem disease with dermatologic, ocular, and systemic manifestations. Although the disease is endemic in Africa, Latin America, and Yemen, imported cases have been described in the United States. The causative organism, Onchocerca volvulus, is transmitted by the bite of a black fly of the genus Simulium. There are a number of cutaneous manifestations of the disease, including onchocercomas, which are subcutaneous bundles of worms. The antiparasitic agent ivermectin is the drug of choice for both prophylaxis and treatment of active disease.
AB - Onchocerciasis is a common, chronic multisystem disease with dermatologic, ocular, and systemic manifestations. Although the disease is endemic in Africa, Latin America, and Yemen, imported cases have been described in the United States. The causative organism, Onchocerca volvulus, is transmitted by the bite of a black fly of the genus Simulium. There are a number of cutaneous manifestations of the disease, including onchocercomas, which are subcutaneous bundles of worms. The antiparasitic agent ivermectin is the drug of choice for both prophylaxis and treatment of active disease.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02279.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02279.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 15009384
AN - SCOPUS:1842592024
SN - 0011-9059
VL - 43
SP - 170
EP - 172
JO - International journal of dermatology
JF - International journal of dermatology
IS - 3
ER -