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Nodules in the Conjunctiva, Bung-Eye, and Bulge-Eye in Africa Caused by Mansonella Perstans

J. Kevin BairdDivision of Geographic Pathology, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Disease Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000

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Ronald C. NeafieDivision of Geographic Pathology, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Disease Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000

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Daniel H. ConnorDivision of Geographic Pathology, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Disease Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1988.38.553
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Volume 38: Issue 3
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553–557
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Eight patients from Uganda, Sudan, Nigeria, and Zaire presented with swelling of the eyelids, proptosis, or conjunctival granulomas. In 5 patients the cause was Mansonella perstans; in 1, it was a Wuchereria bancrofti-like worm; and in 2, an unidentifiable worm. The morphologic features and histopathologic changes in the conjunctiva and periorbital fat are described and illustrated.
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Copyright © 1988 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1988
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08 Dec 1987
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May 1988
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