The pathogenesis of chorioretinal disease in onchocerciasis
P J Cooper1, R H Guderian, R Proaño
1Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 4, Room 126, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. pcooper@nih.gov
Abstract:
The pathogenesis of onchocercal chorioretinopathy is poorly understood. In this article, Philip Cooper, Ronald Guderian, Roberto Proaño and David Taylor discuss the important clinical, histological and epidemiological features of the resulting lesions that cause blindness, and review the numerous mechanisins that have been put forward to explain its pathogenesis. The pathogenesis of anterior segment disease, particulary sclerosing keratitis, has been reviewed in depth previously(1) and will not be discussed here.
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