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Disease Information for Loiasis/Loa loa infestation

Clinical Manifestations
Signs & Symptoms: Creeping eruption syndrome; Linear streaking/skin/extremity; Painful subcutaneous nodules; Pruritic/itching rash; Pruritis Itching; Serpentine Local Rash Track; Serpiginous rash; Skin nodules/Subcutaneous nodules; Subcutaneous nodules; Subcutaneous swelling migrates; Subcutaneous/edema/lumps/swellings wrists/knees
: Edema, lower extremity (leg) , unilateral
: Fatigability
: Arthralgias Polyarthralgias; Joint Pains
: Enervated/extreme acute fatigue; Fatigue; Fatigue Tiredness Exhaustion; Fever; Fever Febrile Possible; Fever in Immigrants; Flu-Like Syndrome; High body temperature
Clinical Presentation & Variations: Presentation/Fever Immigrant Recent Home country visit; Presentation/Fever recent Travel Long visit return
: Presentation/Eosinophilia and Meningoencephalitis
Disease Progression: Course/Subacute; Incubation/1-6 months; Incubation/2 to 4 weeks; Incubation/Long
Demographics & Risk Factors
Travel, Geographic & Climate Related Factors: Residence/travel/Africa; Residence/travel/Zaire
Recent Event: Recent/local/migrating rash; Recent/Travel; Recent/Travel/International 6-18 months ago
Population Group: Population/Immigrant population
Laboratory Tests
Abnormal Lab Findings (Non Measured): Acute inflammatory markers elevated (Lab)
Abnormal Lab Findings - Increased: Eosinophiles (LAB)
Diagnostic Test Results
Pathology: PATH/Tissue roundworms
X-RAY: Xray/Calcifications Subcutaneous; Xray/Subcutaneous ossification centers/calcification
: Xray/Calcifications of soft tissue, multiple; Xray/Muscle calcification; Xray/Soft tissue calcification/muscle/subcutaneous
Associated Diseases & Rule outs
Associated Disease & Complications: Eosinophilia Hypereosinophilia; Urticaria/hives
Disease Mechanism & Classification
Specific Agent: AGENT/Chrysops/fly vector/pathophysiology; AGENT/Endemic disease (ex); AGENT/Insect vector/pathophysiology; AGENT/Migrating/invading larval forms; AGENT/Nematodes/roundworm (ex); AGENT/Parasites (category); AGENT/Percutaneous transmission agent (ex); AGENT/Tropical infections/diseases
Pathophysiology: Pathophysiology/Larval skin penetration site
Process: PROCESS/INCIDENCE/Regional specific; PROCESS/Infection/agent specific (category)
Synonyms
Synonym: disease (or disorder) eyeworm of Africa, Eyeworm disease of Africa, eyeworm infestation, Infection by Loa loa, Infection by Loa loa (disorder), infestation eyeworm, infestation Loa loa, Loa loa infection, Loa loa infestation, Loaiases, Loaiasis, Loasis, Loiases, Loiasis, Synonym/Calabar swellings
Treatment
Drug Therapy - Indication: RX/Diethylcarbamazine (Hetrazan)
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External Links Related to Loiasis/Loa loa infestation: Google; Wikipedia; Merck; Images; PubMed (National Library of Medicine); NGC (National Guideline Clearinghouse); Medscape (eMedicine); Harrison's Online (accessmedicine); NEJM (The New England Journal of Medicine)

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