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Dermal microfilaria

MedGen UID:
1841872
•Concept ID:
C5826551
•
Finding
Synonym: Dermal microfilariae
 
HPO: HP:0034641

Definition

Presence of filariae in the skin. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDermal microfilaria

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PubMed

Reductions in microfilaridermia by repeated ivermectin treatment are associated with lower Plasmodium-specific Th17 immune responses in Onchocerca volvulus-infected individuals.
Arndts K, Klarmann-Schulz U, Batsa L, Debrah AY, Epp C, Fimmers R, Specht S, Layland LE, Hoerauf A
Parasit Vectors 2015 Mar 28;8:184. doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-0786-5. PMID: 25889652Free PMC Article
Dynamics of microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus over the first 72 hours after treatment with ivermectin.
Richards FO Jr, Zea Flores R, Duke BO
Trop Med Parasitol 1989 Sep;40(3):299-303. PMID: 2617037
Onchocercal dermatitis: ultrastructural studies of microfilariae and host tissues, before and after treatment with diethylcarbamazine (Hetrazan).
Gibson DW, Connor DH, Brown HL, Fuglsang H, Anderson J, Duke BO, Buck AA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 1976 Jan;25(1):74-87. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1976.25.74. PMID: 943962

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