onchodermatitis

onchodermatitis
on·cho·der·ma·ti·tis (ong″ko-dur-mə-tiґtis) the cutaneous manifestations of onchocerciasis, beginning with a pruritic rash with papules and later developing into extensive atrophic and pigmentary changes.

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