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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
Lymphatic filariasis can cause
- Elephantiasis (frequently in the lower extremities)
- Scrotal swelling and scrotal elephantiasis (patients with Wuchereria bancrofti)
- Nocturnal cough
- Wheezing
- Fever
Onchocerciasis can cause
- Pruritus
- Dermatitis
- The most serious manifestation consists of ocular lesions that can progress to blindness.
Loiasis (Loa loa) can cause
- Asymptomatic
- Episodic angioedema (Calabar swellings)
Infections by Mansonella perstans can cause
- Asymptomatic
- Angioedema
- Pruritus
- Fever
- Headaches
- Arthralgias
- Neurologic manifestations
Mansonella streptocerca can cause
- Pruritus
- Papular eruptions
- Pigmentation changes
Mansonella ozzardi can cause symptoms that include
- Arthralgias
- Headaches
- Fever
- Pulmonary symptoms
- Pruritus
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