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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Filariasis can have varied clinical presentations depending on their cause. | Filariasis can have varied clinical presentations depending on their cause. Symptoms include [[fever]], [[headache]], [[pruritus]], [[pulmonary]] symptoms, [[hydrocele|scrotal]] and [[leg swelling]]. | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
*History of travelling should be asked to the patients to know if they were in endemic areas of | *History of travelling should be asked to the patients to know if they were in endemic areas of filariasis before or not. | ||
*Filariasis symptoms depends on the type of the roundworm causing the disease. In this table a collection of the symptoms occur by each worm. | *Filariasis symptoms depends on the type of the [[roundworm]] causing the [[disease]]. In this table a collection of the symptoms occur by each worm.<ref name="Lymphatic filariasis">CDC https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lymphaticfilariasis/disease.html Accessed on June 29, 2017 </ref><ref name="pmid21803313">{{cite journal| author=Chandy A, Thakur AS, Singh MP, Manigauha A| title=A review of neglected tropical diseases: filariasis. | journal=Asian Pac J Trop Med | year= 2011 | volume= 4 | issue= 7 | pages= 581-6 | pmid=21803313 | doi=10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60150-8 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21803313 }} </ref><ref name="pmid8543349">{{cite journal| author=Pani SP, Srividya A| title=Clinical manifestations of bancroftian filariasis with special reference to lymphoedema grading. | journal=Indian J Med Res | year= 1995 | volume= 102 | issue= | pages= 114-8 | pmid=8543349 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8543349 }} </ref> | ||
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!Diseases | !Diseases | ||
!Most common symptoms | !Most common symptoms | ||
!Less common symptoms | !Less common symptoms | ||
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|Lymphatic filariasis | |Lymphatic filariasis | ||
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* Lymphatic filariasis may be asymptomatic or symptomatic. | * Lymphatic filariasis may be asymptomatic or symptomatic. | ||
* Symptoms include: | * Symptoms include: | ||
** [[Elephantiasis]] (frequently in the lower extremities) | ** [[Elephantiasis]] (frequently in the [[lower extremities]]) | ||
** [[hydrocele|Scrotal swelling]] | ** [[hydrocele|Scrotal swelling]] | ||
** Nocturnal [[cough]] | ** Nocturnal [[cough]] | ||
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** [[Chills]] | ** [[Chills]] | ||
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* Abscess formation at the site of lymph nodes affected. | * [[Abscess]] formation at the site of [[lymph nodes]] affected. | ||
* Pain in the | * [[Pain]] in the [[genital]] area. | ||
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|Onchocerciasis ([[Onchocerca volvulus]]) | |[[Onchocerciasis]] ([[Onchocerca volvulus]]) | ||
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* [[Subcutaneous]] [[Lump|lumps]] | |||
* [[Pruritis]] | |||
* [[Lymphadenitis]] | |||
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* Impaired [[visual acuity]] | |||
* [[Blindness]] (known as [[river blindness]] disease). | |||
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|Loiasis (Loa Loa) | |[[Loiasis]] ([[Loa loa|Loa Loa]]) | ||
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* [[Subcutaneous]] [[Swelling|swellings]] | |||
* [[Urticaria]] | |||
* [[Pain]] | |||
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* [[Breast]] [[calcification]] | |||
* [[Arthralgia]] | |||
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|Mansonella perstans | |[[Mansonella perstans]], [[Mansonella streptocerca]] infections and [[Mansonella ozzardi]] | ||
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* Usually asymptomatic | |||
|If symptomatic, it may include: | |||
* [[Abdominal pain]] | |||
* [[Pruritis]] | |||
* [[Lymphangitis]] | |||
* [[papule|Papular eruption]]s | |||
* [[Pigmentation]] changes | |||
* [[Arthralgia]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2] Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [3]
Overview
Filariasis can have varied clinical presentations depending on their cause. Symptoms include fever, headache, pruritus, pulmonary symptoms, scrotal and leg swelling.
History and Symptoms
- History of travelling should be asked to the patients to know if they were in endemic areas of filariasis before or not.
- Filariasis symptoms depends on the type of the roundworm causing the disease. In this table a collection of the symptoms occur by each worm.[1][2][3]
| Diseases | Most common symptoms | Less common symptoms |
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| Lymphatic filariasis |
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| Onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus) |
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| Loiasis (Loa Loa) | ||
| Mansonella perstans, Mansonella streptocerca infections and Mansonella ozzardi |
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If symptomatic, it may include: |
References
- ↑ CDC https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lymphaticfilariasis/disease.html Accessed on June 29, 2017
- ↑ Chandy A, Thakur AS, Singh MP, Manigauha A (2011). "A review of neglected tropical diseases: filariasis". Asian Pac J Trop Med. 4 (7): 581–6. doi:10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60150-8. PMID 21803313.
- ↑ Pani SP, Srividya A (1995). "Clinical manifestations of bancroftian filariasis with special reference to lymphoedema grading". Indian J Med Res. 102: 114–8. PMID 8543349.