01837nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001653001500042653001000057653001600067653000900083653001200092653001000104653001100114653001100125653000900136653001600145653002400161653001900185653001900204653001600223653002900239653001100268100001100279700001700290245008700307856015200394300001000546490000700556520092200563022001401485       2002                            d10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aAged10aAnimals10aChild10aFemale10aHumans10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aOnchocerca volvulus10aonchocerciasis10aPilot Projects10aSex Factors10aSkin Diseases, Parasitic10aUganda1 aKipp W1 aBamhuhiiga J00aOnchodermal skin disease in a hyperendemic onchocerciasis focus in western Uganda.  uhttp://www.ajtmh.org/docserver/fulltext/14761645/67/5/12479547.pdf?expires=1507640035&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=C04BDA0E6D770A857BF3DA8B4EE63802  a475-90 v673 a<p>To assess the degree of skin disease in Simulium neavei s.s.-transmitted onchocerciasis, 72 patients infected with Onchocerca volvulus in the Kabarole district of Uganda were studied. They were clinically and parasitologically evaluated. Onchocercal skin lesions were determined using a modified Murdoch skin assessment, and skin scores were calculated. The chronic skin score (4.0) was associated with age, and the acute skin score (8.5) was significantly higher in males. The burden of onchocercal skin lesions was found to be high in most patients. The number of nodules (median number 1.9) and the microfilarial load (geometric mean of microfilaria 11.5) were not determinants for the burden of onchocercal skin disease in infected individuals. The study concludes that onchodermatitis is a serious medical condition in Kigoyera Parish and needs to be considered in all efforts to control onchocerciasis.</p>
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