01085nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002000055653002000075653001200095653002300107653001100130653001000141653003000151653000900181653001600190653001900206100001500225700001500240700001500255245006800270300001000338490000700348520043800355022001400793       1977                            d  c1977 Jul10aAorta, Thoracic10aAortic Diseases10aAutopsy10aDiethylcarbamazine10aHumans10aLiver10aLiver Diseases, Parasitic10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aonchocerciasis1 aMeyers W M1 aNeafie R C1 aConnor D H00aOnchocerciasis: invasion of deep organs by Onchocerca volvulus.  a650-70 v263 a<p>Autopsies of two patients with onchocerciasis in the Republic of Zaïre are reported. In one patient elephantiasis who died following diethylcarbamazine therapy there were large numbers of microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus in the kidney, liver, pancreas, and lung. In the second patient, who also had leprosy and hyperinfection strongyloidiasis, we found an encapsulated adult O. volvulus in the wall of the thoracic aorta.</p>  a0002-9637