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1. Onchocerciasis in a Teenager From Africa—Quiz Case.

Author

Leake, John A. D., Pong, Alice L., Scher, Colin A., Newbury, Robert O., and Cunningham, Bari B.

Subjects
ONCHOCERCIASIS, FILARIASIS, HELMINTHIASIS, PARASITIC diseases, DISEASES in teenagers
Abstract

Presents a case of a 16-year-old Sudanese evaluated for generalized pruritus and an eruption in his leg. Chief complaint; Skin examination; Peripheral blood cell count; Palpable smooth subcutaneous nodule; Diagnosis of onchocerciasis.

Published
2004
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3. Important Causes of Visual Impairment in the World Today.

Author

Congdon, Nathan G., Friedman, David S., and Lietman, Thomas

Subjects
VISION disorders, BLINDNESS, REFRACTIVE errors, CRYSTALLINE lens diseases, COMMUNICABLE diseases, WORLD health
Abstract

Reports on the commonality of visual impairment in the world. Statistics on the number of people with low vision; Refractive error as the leading cause of impairment; Cataracts blamed as the leading cause of blindness in the world; Infectious causes of blindness; Nutritional and metabolic causes of blindness; Trauma; Aims and goals of Global Vision 2020 and the Challenge of World Blindness.

Published
2003
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