title: Cutaneous manifestations of a zoonotic Onchocerca species in an adult male, acquired in Nova Scotia, Canada.
abstract: A 65-year-old male with known hypertension and hypercholesterolemia sought medical attention because of a 3-month history of skin swelling on his upper back. Histopathology and molecular techniques were employed and identified an organism in the Onchocerca genus. This represents a very uncommon example of cutaneous infection by a zoonotic Onchocerca species.
authors: Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Capital District Health Authority and Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors: Jonathan H
authors: JH
authors: Lai
authors: Noreen M G
authors: NM
authors: Walsh
authors: Bobbi S
authors: BS
authors: Pritt
authors: Lynne
authors: L
authors: Sloan
authors: Lawrence E
authors: LE
authors: Gibson
authors: Leon
authors: L
authors: Desormeau
authors: David J M
authors: DJ
authors: Haldane
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009674:Nova Scotia; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000235:genetics*