Streptocerciasis: observation of adult male Dipetalonema streptocerca in man.
In 75 biopsy specimens of skin from 34 patients with streptocerciasis who had been treated with diethylcarbamazine, we found 39 female and six male adult Dipetalonema streptocerca in the dermal collagen. This is the first report of adult male D. streptocerca in man, and identifying features are described.
D000818:Animals; D004153:Dipetalonema / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004154:Dipetalonema Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology