[Comparative study of the cutaneous and ocular lesions of murids Lemniscomys striatus parasitized by Monanema spp. and Atherurus africanus parasitized by Cercopithifilaria sp. with those of human onchocercosis].

Histologic examination of skin and ocular lesions in various rodents infested by various species of Filariae with skin-dwelling microfilariae disclosed very similar aspects as compared to lesions noted in human onchocerciasis: coexistence in the same organ of five following types of lesion: vascular changes; subacute inflammatory cells infiltration; granulomatous lesions; scarring alterations; vascular ectasia.