title: Onchocerciasis in a teenager from Africa.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: John A D
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Leake
authors.forename: Alice L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pong
authors.forename: Colin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Scher
authors.forename: Robert O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Newbury
authors.forename: Bari B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D017181:Onchocerca volvulus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D007559:Ivermectin