Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1961;43:575-578.
© 1961 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Onchocerciasis of the Hand
Report of a Case
William T. Kernahan Jr. M.D.1 and
Martyn A. Goldman M.D.1
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago
A case illustrating an unusual cause of subcutaneous tumor of the hand has been reported.
To our knowledge, the occurrence of a nodule of onchocercosis in the hand has not been previously reported in the literature.