Onchodermatitis and limb oedema
Keywords: Cutaneous nodules, Cutaneous onchocerciasis, Indian ethnicity, Leg, Lichenified papules, Male, Non-endemic region, Onchocerca volvulus, Onchodermatitis, Pruritus, Right leg oedema
Onchocerciasis is a chronic and progressive skin, eye, and neurological disease caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a filarial nematode (worm). The eye disease is often called river blindness.
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https://doi.org/10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_555_19
