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Onchocerciasis may be classified into different types depending on the cutaneous lesions seen. | Onchocerciasis may be classified into different types depending on the cutaneous lesions seen. | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Onchocerciasis may be divided into the following | Onchocerciasis may be divided into the following types:<ref name="Andrews">{{cite book |author=James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; Elston, Dirk M; Odom, Richard B. |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |location= |year=2006 |edition=10th |isbn=0-7216-2921-0 |oclc=62736861 }}</ref>{{rp|440-441}}{{Verify source|date=May 2010}} | ||
===Erisipela de la costa=== | ===Erisipela de la costa=== | ||
An acute phase, it is characterized by swelling of the face, with [[erythema]] and [[itching]].<ref name="Andrews"/>{{rp|440}} Onchocerciasis causes different kinds of skin changes, which vary in different geographic regions. This skin change, ''erisípela de la costa'', of acute onchocerciasis is most commonly seen among victims in Central and South America.<ref name="eMedicine Filariasis">{{cite web |url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1109642-overview |title=Filariasis |author=Marty AM |accessdate=2009-10-22 |work=eMedicine}}</ref> | An acute phase, it is characterized by swelling of the face, with [[erythema]] and [[itching]].<ref name="Andrews"/>{{rp|440}} Onchocerciasis causes different kinds of skin changes, which vary in different geographic regions. This skin change, ''erisípela de la costa'', of acute onchocerciasis is most commonly seen among victims in Central and South America.<ref name="eMedicine Filariasis">{{cite web |url=http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1109642-overview |title=Filariasis |author=Marty AM |accessdate=2009-10-22 |work=eMedicine}}</ref> | ||
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Additionally, the various skin changes associated with onchocerciasis may be described as follows:<ref name="Andrews" />{{rp|440}} | Additionally, the various skin changes associated with onchocerciasis may be described as follows:<ref name="Andrews" />{{rp|440}} | ||
===Leopard skin=== | ===Leopard skin=== | ||
The spotted [[depigmentation]] of the skin that may occur with onchocerciasis<ref name="Andrews"/>{{rp|440}} | |||
===Elephant skin=== | ===Elephant skin=== | ||
The thickening of human skin that may be associated with onchocerciasis<ref name="Andrews"/>{{rp|440}} | The thickening of human skin that may be associated with onchocerciasis<ref name="Andrews"/>{{rp|440}} | ||
===Lizard skin=== | ===Lizard skin=== | ||
The thickened, wrinkled skin changes that may result with onchocerciasis<ref name="Andrews"/>{{rp|441}} | The thickened, wrinkled skin changes that may result with onchocerciasis<ref name="Andrews"/>{{rp|441}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Onchocerciasis may be classified into different types depending on the cutaneous lesions seen.
Classification
Onchocerciasis may be divided into the following types:[1]:440-441[verification needed]
Erisipela de la costa
An acute phase, it is characterized by swelling of the face, with erythema and itching.[1]:440 Onchocerciasis causes different kinds of skin changes, which vary in different geographic regions. This skin change, erisípela de la costa, of acute onchocerciasis is most commonly seen among victims in Central and South America.[2]
Mal morando
This cutaneous condition is characterized by inflammation accompanied by hyperpigmentation.[1]:440
Sowda
A cutaneous condition, it is a localized type of onchocerciasis.[1]:440 Additionally, the various skin changes associated with onchocerciasis may be described as follows:[1]:440
Leopard skin
The spotted depigmentation of the skin that may occur with onchocerciasis[1]:440
Elephant skin
The thickening of human skin that may be associated with onchocerciasis[1]:440
Lizard skin
The thickened, wrinkled skin changes that may result with onchocerciasis[1]:441