Catalog
Onchocerciasis of the skin
Link to WHO Definition
Onchocerciasis of the skin – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/195163840
A disease of the skin, caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. This disease is characterised by subcutaneous nodules on the skin (commonly affecting the iliac crests, ribs, knees, or trochanters). Transmission is through the bite of an infected Simulium fly. Confirmation is by identification of Onchocerca volvulus in a skin sample.