Ocular onchocerciasis with living microfilariae in the anterior chamber in two Dutch boys.
In 2 Dutch boys, 15 and 12-year-old brothers, living microfilariae were observed in the anterior chamber. Both boys had returned 4 years before from a hyperendemic onchocerciasis region where they had lived for 5 years. The pathogenesis and treatment of onchocerciasis are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000469:parasitology*; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D004049:Diethylcarbamazine