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    Filariasis is a disease group affecting humans and animals, caused by filariae; ie, nematode parasites of the order Filariidae.[1] Of the hundreds of described filarial parasites, only 8 species cause natural infections in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified lymphatic filariasis as the second leading cause of permanent and long-term disability in the world, after leprosy. In lymphatic filariasis, repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic damage, chronic swelling, and elephantiasis of the legs (see the image below), arms, scrotum, vulva, and breasts .[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Filariasis. Unilateral left lower leg elephantiasi Filariasis. Unilateral left lower leg elephantiasis secondary to Wuchereria bancrofti infection in a boy. Signs and symptoms Lymphatic filariasis Fever Inguinal or axillary lymphadenopathy Testicular and/or inguinal pain Skin exfoliation Limb or genital swelling - Repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic damage, chronic swelling, and elephantiasis of the legs, arms, scrotum, vulva, and breasts. The following acute syndromes have been described in filariasis: Acute adenolymphangitis (ADL) Filarial fever - Characterized by fever without associated adenitis Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) Onchocerciasis The clinical triad of infection in onchocerciasis is as follows: Dermatitis - Skin lesions include edema, pruritus, erythema, papules, scablike eruptions, altered pigmentation, and lichenification Skin nodules (ie, onchocercomas) - Skin nodules tend to be common over bony prominences Ocular lesions - Eye lesions are usually related to the duration and severity of infection and are caused by an abnormal host immune response to microfilariae; loss of visual acuity may occur Loiasis The diagnostic feature of loiasis is a Calabar swelling, ie, a large, transient area of localized, nonerythematous subcutaneous edema. This is most common around the joints. Mansonella infections These are usually asympt omatic. If symptoms are present, they may include fever, pruritus, skin lumps, lymphadenitis, and abdominal pain.

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    Filariasis is a disease group affecting humans and animals, caused by filariae; ie, nematode parasites of the order Filariidae.[1] Of the hundreds of described filarial parasites, only 8 species cause natural infections in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified lymphatic filariasis as the second leading cause of permanent and long-term disability in the world, after leprosy. In lymphatic filariasis, repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic damage, chronic swelling, and elephantiasis of the legs (see the image below), arms, scrotum, vulva, and breasts .[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Filariasis. Unilateral left lower leg elephantiasi Filariasis. Unilateral left lower leg elephantiasis secondary to Wuchereria bancrofti infection in a boy. Signs and symptoms Lymphatic filariasis Fever Inguinal or axillary lymphadenopathy Testicular and/or inguinal pain Skin exfoliation Limb or genital swelling - Repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic damage, chronic swelling, and elephantiasis of the legs, arms, scrotum, vulva, and breasts. The following acute syndromes have been described in filariasis: Acute adenolymphangitis (ADL) Filarial fever - Characterized by fever without associated adenitis Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) Onchocerciasis The clinical triad of infection in onchocerciasis is as follows: Dermatitis - Skin lesions include edema, pruritus, erythema, papules, scablike eruptions, altered pigmentation, and lichenification Skin nodules (ie, onchocercomas) - Skin nodules tend to be common over bony prominences Ocular lesions - Eye lesions are usually related to the duration and severity of infection and are caused by an abnormal host immune response to microfilariae; loss of visual acuity may occur Loiasis The diagnostic feature of loiasis is a Calabar swelling, ie, a large, transient area of localized, nonerythematous subcutaneous edema. This is most common around the joints. Mansonella infections These are usually asympt omatic. If symptoms are present, they may include fever, pruritus, skin lumps, lymphadenitis, and abdominal pain.

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    Filariasis

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    Charticha Patrisindry
    Filariasis is a disease group affecting humans and animals, caused by filariae; ie, nematode parasites of the order Filariidae.[1] Of the hundreds of described filarial parasites, only 8 species cause natural infections in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified lymphatic filariasis as the second leading cause of permanent and long-term disability in the world, after leprosy. In lymphatic filariasis, repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic damage, chronic swelling, and elephantiasis of the legs (see the image below), arms, scrotum, vulva, and breasts .[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Filariasis. Unilateral left lower leg elephantiasi Filariasis. Unilateral left lower leg elephantiasis secondary to Wuchereria bancrofti infection in a boy. Signs and symptoms Lymphatic filariasis Fever Inguinal or axillary lymphadenopathy Testicular and/or inguinal pain Skin exfoliation Limb or genital swelling - Repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic damage, chronic swelling, and elephantiasis of the legs, arms, scrotum, vulva, and breasts. The following acute syndromes have been described in filariasis: Acute adenolymphangitis (ADL) Filarial fever - Characterized by fever without associated adenitis Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) Onchocerciasis The clinical triad of infection in onchocerciasis is as follows: Dermatitis - Skin lesions include edema, pruritus, erythema, papules, scablike eruptions, altered pigmentation, and lichenification Skin nodules (ie, onchocercomas) - Skin nodules tend to be common over bony prominences Ocular lesions - Eye lesions are usually related to the duration and severity of infection and are caused by an abnormal host immune response to microfilariae; loss of visual acuity may occur Loiasis The diagnostic feature of loiasis is a Calabar swelling, ie, a large, transient area of localized, nonerythematous subcutaneous edema. This is most common around the joints. Mansonella infections These are usually asympt omatic. If symptoms are present, they may include fever, pruritus, skin lumps, lymphadenitis, and abdominal pain.

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    Filariasis is a disease group affecting humans and animals, caused by filariae; ie, nematode

    parasites of the order Filariidae.[1] Of the hundreds of described filarial parasites, only 8 species
    cause natural infections in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified
    lymphatic filariasis as the second leading cause of permanent and long-term disability in the
    world, after leprosy.
    In lymphatic filariasis, repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to lymphatic
    damage, chronic swelling, and elephantiasis of the legs (see the image below), arms, scrotum,
    vulva, and breasts .[2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

    Filariasis. Unilateral left lower leg elephantiasis


    secondary to Wuchereria bancrofti infection in a boy.

    Signs and symptoms


    Lymphatic filariasis

    Fever
    Inguinal or axillary lymphadenopathy
    Testicular and/or inguinal pain
    Skin exfoliation
    Limb or genital swelling - Repeated episodes of inflammation and lymphedema lead to
    lymphatic damage, chronic swelling, and elephantiasis of the legs, arms, scrotum, vulva, and
    breasts.

    The following acute syndromes have been described in filariasis:

    Acute adenolymphangitis (ADL)


    Filarial fever - Characterized by fever without associated adenitis
    Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE)
    Onchocerciasis
    The clinical triad of infection in onchocerciasis is as follows:

    Dermatitis - Skin lesions include edema, pruritus, erythema, papules, scablike eruptions,
    altered pigmentation, and lichenification
    Skin nodules (ie, onchocercomas) - Skin nodules tend to be common over bony
    prominences
    Ocular lesions - Eye lesions are usually related to the duration and severity of infection
    and are caused by an abnormal host immune response to microfilariae; loss of visual acuity
    may occur
    Loiasis
    The diagnostic feature of loiasis is a Calabar swelling, ie, a large, transient area of localized,
    nonerythematous subcutaneous edema. This is most common around the joints.
    Mansonella infections
    These are usually asympt omatic. If symptoms are present, they may include fever, pruritus,
    skin lumps, lymphadenitis, and abdominal pain.

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