Onchocerca cervicalis in horses: dermal histopathology.
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A histopathological study of ventral midline skin from midwestern U.S. horses with and without onchocerciasis due to Onchocerca cervicalis found perivascular mononuclear dermatitis as the most consistent difference between the two groups. Seasonal variation in parasite numbers or cellular influxes was not observed. Eosinophilic dermatitis was observed in horses with onchocerciasis and dermatitides of unknown etiology.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta tropica
دوره 42 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985