A parasitic infection caused by the nematode Loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (Tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008118
altLabel
Loa loa Filariases
Infection, Loa loa
Filariasis, Loa loa
Loa loa Filariasis
Loaiases
Loiases
Loa loa Infections
Loaiasis
Loa loa Infection
AN
/drug ther: consider FILARICIDES
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH TM UR VE VI
cui
C0023968
DC
1
definition
A parasitic infection caused by the nematode Loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (Tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
DX
19910101
HN
91(75); was see under FILARIASIS 1989-90; was LOAIASIS see under FILARIASIS 1975-88