tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post606009787266103940..comments2023-10-07T01:34:01.774-07:00Comments on Case of the Day: Blind Leading the BlindCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-53180439657065168152013-04-11T10:25:13.499-07:002013-04-11T10:25:13.499-07:00yes! nice call guys...this was definitely a hard o...yes! nice call guys...this was definitely a hard one<br />-<br />Blind Leading the Blind<br /><br />This is onchocerciasis, also called river blindness, caused by the filiarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted by the blackfly vector that breeds near fast-flowing streams and rivers. Slit-lamp exam shows microfilariae in the anterior chamber; the image shows punctate keratitis with dead microfilariae.<br /><br />Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-24626674540765491122013-04-09T06:20:09.698-07:002013-04-09T06:20:09.698-07:00Another parasit question for the veterinarians who...Another parasit question for the veterinarians who sit through interminable parasit lectures! I'm thinking this is onchocerciasis/river blindness. webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791958813465929502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-8046370556761076282013-04-04T22:43:10.055-07:002013-04-04T22:43:10.055-07:00river blidnness?river blidnness?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972701448751949861noreply@blogger.com