Case Report
Neuroinvasive Onchocerca lupi Infection in a Ten-Year-Old Girl
Table 1
Summary of reported cases of human Onchocerca lupi infection in the United States.
| | Case | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Gender | Female | Female | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Age (years) | 1.8 | 10 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 10 | Nodule location | C-spine | Scalp | Forearm | C-spine | C-spine rectus muscle | Superior | C-spine | Gravid adult? | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Treatment | Ivermectin | Excision | E/I/D | E/I/D | E/I/D | E/I/D | E/I/D | Outcome | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
|
|
Current case. C-spine, cervical spine; E/I/D = excision, ivermectin, and doxycycline. Table adapted from reference [ 1]. |