| [ocular onchocerciasis in israel]. | onchocerciasis is a systemic disease caused by the filarial parasite onchocerca volvulus. it is endemic in central africa and south america and causes blindness which is directly related to the severity of the infection. world-wide, there are about 18 million suffering from onchocerciasis, of whom 2 million are blind. the most common symptom is pruritus, which appears early in the disease. ocular manifestations appear later, and when present, life expectancy is less than 10 years. we present a 3 ... | 1995 | 7721179 |
| [onchocerca volvulus--a rare cause of a mass in children]. | the parasite onchocerca volvulus is well-known in its endemic areas in south and central america and west africa. it is transmitted to man by simulium flies and causes systemic infection with skin, lymphatic and ophthalmic manifestations and can cause blindness (river blindness). treatment with ivermectin is effective but sometimes there is need for surgical intervention to prevent or treat complications. we describe an 11-year-old girl, a new immigrant from ethiopia, who had a firm mass in her ... | 1998 | 9517276 |