印度东北部皮肤盘尾丝虫病1例罕见病例及文献综述

A Rare Case of Cutaneous Onchocerciasis in North-East India, Review of Literature.

作者信息

Pasha M M, Patil Chetan C, Tanuja M, Mitra Debdeep

机构信息

Department of Medicine, 5 Air Force Hospital, Rowarriah, Jorhat, Assam, India.

Department of Dermatology, 5 Air Force Hospital, Rowarriah, Jorhat, Assam, India.

出版信息

Indian Dermatol Online J. 2020 Jul 13;11(4):600-603. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_555_19. eCollection 2020 Jul-Aug.

DOI:10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_555_19

PMID:32832451

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7413433/

Abstract

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 is considered to be the second most common infectious cause of blindness worldwide. We report a rare case of cutaneous Onchocerciasis from a non endemic area of North-East India. We could extract live adult worms from the subcutaneous lesions and also micro filariae from the skin nips. was confirmed based on its morphology. The patient has been subjected to therapy with ivermectin and doxycycline and is currently on regular follow up.

摘要

是一种旋尾线虫，主要影响撒哈拉以南非洲、也门以及中美洲和南美洲部分地区的农村贫困人口。由其引起的河盲症被认为是全球第二大常见的传染性致盲原因。我们报告了一例来自印度东北部非流行地区的皮肤盘尾丝虫病罕见病例。我们能够从皮下病变中提取活的成虫，并从皮肤切口中提取微丝蚴。根据其形态学确诊。该患者已接受伊维菌素和强力霉素治疗，目前正在定期随访。