Cutaneous Manifestations of a Zoonotic Onchocerca Species in an Adult Male, Acquired in Nova Scotia, Canada | Zendy

Jonathan Lai | Zendy; Noreen M. Walsh | Zendy; Bobbi S. Pritt | Zendy; Lynne M. Sloan | Zendy; Lawrence E. Gibson | Zendy; Leon Desormeau | Zendy; David Haldane | Zendy

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Cutaneous Manifestations of a Zoonotic Onchocerca Species in an Adult Male, Acquired in Nova Scotia, Canada

Author(s) -

Jonathan Lai,

Noreen M. Walsh,

Bobbi S. Pritt,

Lynne M. Sloan,

Lawrence E. Gibson,

Leon Desormeau,

David Haldane

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.03358-13

Subject(s) - nova scotia , histopathology , onchocerca , biology , onchocerciasis , zoonotic disease , dermatology , pathology , zoology , medicine , onchocerca volvulus , disease , geography , archaeology

A 65-year-old male with known hypertension and hypercholesterolemia sought medical attention because of a 3-month history of skin swelling on his upper back. Histopathology and molecular techniques were employed and identified an organism in the Onchocerca genus. This represents a very uncommon example of cutaneous infection by a zoonotic Onchocerca species.

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