Journals / İnfeksiyon Dergisi / 2003 / Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 1

A rare case of filarial infection in Turkey: Onchocerca volvulus

Türkiye'de ender görülen bir filaria infeksiyonu olgusu: Onchocerca volvulus infeksiyonu

Pages
107–109
Publication Date
2022-10-17
DOI
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A 64-year-old male case of Onchocerca volvulus infection diagnosed by the histopathologic examination of the excisional biopsy of the subcutaneous itchy nodule located in the iliac region, is presented here due to its rarity in Turkey.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A great problem of public health, onchocerciasis, which is endemic in Africa and the middle parts of America, is a filarial infection causing a heavy ithcy dermatitis, subcutaneous nodules and eye lesions.
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Conclusion & Impact:A 64-year-old male case of Onchocerca volvulus infection diagnosed by the histopathologic examination of the excisional biopsy of the subcutaneous itchy nodule located in the iliac region, is presented here due to its rarity in Turkey.
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Abstract

A great problem of public health, onchocerciasis, which is endemic in Africa and the middle parts of America, is a filarial infection causing a heavy ithcy dermatitis, subcutaneous nodules and eye lesions. A 64-year-old male case of Onchocerca volvulus infection diagnosed by the histopathologic examination of the excisional biopsy of the subcutaneous itchy nodule located in the iliac region, is presented here due to its rarity in Turkey.

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Afrika ve Orta Amerika'da endemik olan ve halk sağlığı problemi oluşturan onkoserkoz; şiddetli kaşıntılı dermatit, deri-altı nodüller ve körlüğe yol açabilen göz lezyonlarına neden olan bir filaria infeksiyonudur. Altmış-dört yaşında erkek hastanın iliak bölgesinde yerleşmiş kaşıntılı derialtı nodulunun eksizyonu ve histopatolojik incelenmesi ile tanı konulan Onchocerca volvulus infeksiyonu olgusu, bu hastalığın Türkiye'de ender görülmesi nedeni ile sunulmaktadır.

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ÖZKARA, S., KILIÇ, G., IŞIKSEL, S. (2022). A rare case of filarial infection in Turkey: Onchocerca volvulus. İnfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 1, 107–109. https://ajindex.com/articles/546625

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