A rare case of cutaneous onchocerciasis in North-East India, review of literature
Onchocerca volvulus is a spirurid nematode that mainly affects the rural poor of Sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, and parts of Central and South America. River blindness caused by Onchocerca volvulus is considered to be the second most common infectious cause of blindness worldwide. We report a rare case...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Dermatology Online Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2020;volume=11;issue=4;spage=600;epage=603;aulast=Pasha |