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| Term | filarial elephantiasis | ID (Ontology) | DOID:12211 (Human Disease) |
| Definition | A filariasis that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs, male genitals and female breasts, caused by thread-like parasitic worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or Brugia timori, which inhabit the lymphatics. These nematodes are transmitted by mosquitoes. Acute symptoms include fever, lymphadenitis, lymphangitis, funiculitis, and epididymitis. Chronic symptoms include abscesses, hyperkeratosis, polyarthritis, hydroceles, lymphedema, and elephantiasis. | ||
| Also Known As | "Bancroftian elephantiasis" ; "Bancroftian filarial chyluria" ; "elephantiasis of eyelid" (for all, see Synonyms field below) | ||
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integumentary system disease |__skin disease____________________________ parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease | |__filariasis______________________________| filarial elephantiasis |
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MESH:D004605 NCI:C128360 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:240820001 UMLS_CUI:C0013884 |
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