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diethylcarbamazine and Onchocerciasis, Ocular

diethylcarbamazine has been researched along with Onchocerciasis, Ocular in 6 studies

Diethylcarbamazine: An anthelmintic used primarily as the citrate in the treatment of filariasis, particularly infestations with Wucheria bancrofti or Loa loa.

Onchocerciasis, Ocular: Filarial infection of the eyes transmitted from person to person by bites of Onchocerca volvulus-infected black flies. The microfilariae of Onchocerca are thus deposited beneath the skin. They migrate through various tissues including the eye. Those persons infected have impaired vision and up to 20% are blind. The incidence of eye lesions has been reported to be as high as 30% in Central America and parts of Africa.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The Wolbachia activation of innate inflammation also drives inflammatory adverse events in response to chemotherapy with either diethylcarbamazine (DEC) or ivermectin."4.87Onchocerciasis: the role of Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts in parasite biology, disease pathogenesis, and treatment. ( Gentil, K; Halliday, A; Hoerauf, A; Pearlman, E; Tamarozzi, F; Taylor, MJ, 2011)
"(1) Lymphatic filariasis is a set of parasitic diseases that are endemic in tropical and subtropical regions and can be disabling in the long term."1.35Lymphatic filariasis. ( , 2008)

Research

Studies (6)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's4 (66.67)18.2507
2000's1 (16.67)29.6817
2010's1 (16.67)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Tamarozzi, F1
Halliday, A1
Gentil, K1
Hoerauf, A1
Pearlman, E1
Taylor, MJ1
Cousens, SN2
Yahaya, H1
Murdoch, I1
Samaila, E1
Evans, J1
Babalola, OE2
Zakari, M1
Abiose, A2
Jones, BR2
Landers, A1
Murdoch, IE1
Birch, J1
Lawal, B1
Haldar, JP1
Khatami, M1
Lok, JB1
Rockey, JH1
Donnelly, JJ1
Thylefors, B1

Reviews

2 reviews available for diethylcarbamazine and Onchocerciasis, Ocular

ArticleYear
Onchocerciasis: the role of Wolbachia bacterial endosymbionts in parasite biology, disease pathogenesis, and treatment.
    Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011, Volume: 24, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Diethylcarbamazine; Filaricides; Humans; Inflammation; Ivermectin; Onchocerca volvulus; Onc

2011
Onchocerciasis: an overview.
    International ophthalmology clinics, 1990,Winter, Volume: 30, Issue:1

    Topics: Diethylcarbamazine; Eye; Humans; Ivermectin; Onchocerciasis, Ocular; Suramin

1990

Other Studies

4 other studies available for diethylcarbamazine and Onchocerciasis, Ocular

ArticleYear
Lymphatic filariasis.
    Prescrire international, 2008, Volume: 17, Issue:93

    Topics: Adult; Antiparasitic Agents; Child; Diethylcarbamazine; Elephantiasis, Filarial; Female; Humans; Ive

2008
Risk factors for optic nerve disease in communities mesoendemic for savannah onchocerciasis, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
    Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 1997, Volume: 2, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Child; Diethylcarbamazine; Female; Humans; Infant; Ma

1997
Blue-yellow colour vision in an onchocercal area of northern Nigeria.
    The British journal of ophthalmology, 1998, Volume: 82, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Child, Preschool; Color Perception Tests; Color Vision Defect

1998
Experimental ocular onchocerciasis: local and systemic antibody and cell-mediated immune responses.
    Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), 1990, Volume: 41, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Antibodies, Helminth; Cornea; Diethylcarbamazine; Disease Models, Animal; Enzyme-Linked Imm

1990