TY - JOUR
T1 - Cutaneous onchocerciasis in an American traveler
AU - Nguyen, Josephine C.
AU - Murphy, Michael E.
AU - Nutman, Thomas B.
AU - Neafie, Ronald C.
AU - Maturo, Stephen
AU - Burke, Donald S.
AU - Turiansky, George W.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - A case report of cutaneous onchocercias acquired during travels to Africa is presented. The salient epidemiologic, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects are reviewed. Clinical and laboratory differences between onchocerciasis patients who are inhabitants of endemic areas and those who are occasional visitors to such areas are discussed. Parasitic infections, including onchocerciasis, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pruritic eruptions in patients with a history of foreign travel to Africa, Central and South America.
AB - A case report of cutaneous onchocercias acquired during travels to Africa is presented. The salient epidemiologic, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects are reviewed. Clinical and laboratory differences between onchocerciasis patients who are inhabitants of endemic areas and those who are occasional visitors to such areas are discussed. Parasitic infections, including onchocerciasis, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pruritic eruptions in patients with a history of foreign travel to Africa, Central and South America.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02203.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02203.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 15689210
AN - SCOPUS:14544283696
VL - 44
SP - 125
EP - 128
JO - International Journal of Dermatology
JF - International Journal of Dermatology
SN - 0011-9059
IS - 2
ER -