Filariasis history and symptoms

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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]

Overview

Filariasis can have varied clinical presentations depending on their cause. Symptoms include fever, headache, pruritus, scrotal and leg swelling and pulmonary symptoms

History and Symptoms

  • History of travelling should be asked to the patients to know if they were in endemic areas of the diseases 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.
Diseases Most common symptoms Less common symptoms Images
Lymphatic filariasis
  • Abscess formation at the site of lymph nodes affected.
  • Pain in the genital area.
  • Elephantiasis:
Onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus)
  • Subcutaneous lumps
  • Pruritis
  • Lymphadenitis
  • Impaired visual acuity
  • Blindness (known as river blindness disease).
Loiasis (Loa Loa)
  • Subcutaneous swellings
  • Urticaria
  • Pain
  • Breast calcification
  • Arthralgia
Mansonella perstans, Mansonella streptocerca infections and Mansonella ozzardi
  • Mostly asymptomatic
If symptomatic, it includes the following:

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