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].