[Comparative study of the cutaneous and ocular lesions of murids Lemniscomys striatus parasitized by Monanema spp. and Atherurus africanus parasitized by Cercopithifilaria sp. with those of human onchocercosis].
Histologic examination of skin and ocular lesions in various rodents infested by various species of Filariae with skin-dwelling microfilariae disclosed very similar aspects as compared to lesions noted in human onchocerciasis: coexistence in the same organ of five following types of lesion: vascular changes; subacute inflammatory cells infiltration; granulomatous lesions; scarring alterations; vascular ectasia.
D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005123:Eye / Q000473:pathology*; D005368:Filariasis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009115:Muridae; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*
Etude comparative des lésions cutanées et oculaires du Muridé Lemniscomys striatus, parasité par Monanema spp., et d'Atherurus africanus, parasité par Cercopithifilaria sp., avec celles de l'onchocercose humaine.