Abdel-Hameed A A, Noah M S, Schacher J F, Taher S A
Trop Geogr Med. 1987 Jan;39(1):73-6.
Sowda is a form of onchocerciasis in Yemen characterized by unilateral dermatitis of one limb, with enlargement of the regional lymph nodes. Previous pathologic studies of lymph nodes from cases of Sowda describe only follicular hyperplasia without microfilariae in the lymph nodes. This contrasts with African onchocerciasis, where the lymph nodes tend to be atrophic and microfilariae are usually present. In the present report, a case of Sowda with microfilariae in the lymph nodes is described and the implications of this finding are discussed.
索达病是也门盘尾丝虫病的一种形式，其特征为单肢出现单侧性皮炎，并伴有局部淋巴结肿大。以往对索达病病例的淋巴结病理研究仅描述了滤泡增生，而淋巴结中无微丝蚴。这与非洲盘尾丝虫病形成对比，在非洲，淋巴结往往萎缩且通常存在微丝蚴。在本报告中，描述了一例淋巴结中有微丝蚴的索达病病例，并讨论了这一发现的意义。
