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Onchocerciasis syndrome (river blindness; onchocerca volvulus infestation)


Onchocerciasis Syndrome (River Blindness; Onchocerca Volvulus Infestation)

General: Nematode infestation; positive diagnosis made with microfilariae from a skin bi 232f57c opsy and the presence of microfilariae in anterior chamber; infection results from the bite of the blackfly genus Simulium; recent findings suggest an autoimmune etiology for the occurrence of chorioretinopathy.

Ocular: Punctate keratitis (fluffy opacities); sclerosing keratitis; chronic iritis; pear-shaped pupil deformation; chorioretinitis; optic atrophy; uveitis; iris atrophy; papillitis; glaucoma; retinal degeneration; perivascular sheathing; microfilariae present in the anterior chamber, cornea, and vitreous; pannus; synechiae; cataracts; secondary glaucoma.

Clinical: Subcutaneous nodules; pruritus; atrophic skin changes; pretibial pigmentation; dermatitis; lymphadenitis.



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