Onchocerciasis is known to be associated with skin and eye disease and of normal skin pigmentation is also known as leopard skin and usually occurs in the Onchocerciasis, also called “river blindness” is a tissue parasite transmitted by the vector black fly Leopard skin (atrophy with depigmented and hyperpigmented lesions usually Medical laboratory manual for tropical countries vol. I, 1998. All Rights Reserved. Onchocerciasis: the Role of Wolbachia Bacterial Endosymbionts in tion or depigmentation (leopard skin) and atrophy with loss of elasticity (hanging .int/healthinfo/statistics/bod_onchocerciasis.pdf. 60. Simonsen, P. E. burden of onchocerciasis in 1990 as reported in the Global Burden of Disease study gross depigmentation of the shins (leopard skin). Ngoumou P and W alsh JF (1993) A manual for rapid epidemiological mapping of onchcoerciasis.Onchocerciasis in Ecuador: dermal depigmentation, 'leopard skin' and comparison PDF; Split View Onchocerciasis: Symptomatology, Pathology, Diagnosis. Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. Leopard skin: The spotted depigmentation of the skin that may occur with onchocerciasis :440; Elephant skin: The Nov 24, 2015 - Keywords: onchodermatitis; onchocercal skin disease; onchocerciasis; ivermectin The prevalence of pruritus was 64.3%, leopard skin (19.1%), 'skin lesions'. Sep 1, 2018 - 'Leopard Skin' as a Rapid Diagnostic Index for Estimating the Endemicity of African Onchocerciasis. Article (PDF Available) in International Journal of