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A Human Case of Zoonotic Onchocerciasis in Japan
Author(s) -
Hashimoto Hiroyuki,
Murakami Isamu,
Fujiwara Sakuhei,
Takayasu Susumu,
Takaoka Hiroyuki,
Uga Shoji,
Akao Nobuaki,
Kondo Kaoru,
Yoshimura Hiroyuki
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1990.tb01609.x
Subject(s) - onchocerciasis , onchocerca volvulus , onchocerca , filariasis , lesion , biology , serology , nodule (geology) , biopsy , pathology , anatomy , helminths , zoology , medicine , immunology , antibody , paleontology
A 2‐year‐old girl living in southwestern Japan had a nodule of 2 months' duration on the left foot. A biopsy from the lesion showed transverse sections of a worm surrounded by granulomatous tissue. The worm was identified as an Onchocerca sp . from the morphological characteristics such as relatively thick cuticles, annular ridges on the cortical layer, and high somatic muscles. Positive serological tests using ELISA for Onchocerca gutturosa and Onchocerca volvulus supported the diagnosis. This was the first case of zoonotic Onchocerca infection detected in Japan. The clinicopathological aspects of zoonotic onchocerciasis of this case were discussed.