loading...| Preferred Name |
loiasis |
| Definitions |
A filariasis that involves parasitic infection of the skin and eyes caused by the nematode Loa loa, which is transmitted through the bite of a deer fly or mango fly. The disease is characterized by episodic angioedema in the arms and legs, and cyst-like enlargements of the connective tissue around the sheaths of muscle tendons. Dead worms may cause chronic abscesses, which may lead to the formation of granulomatous reactions and fibrosis. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_13523 |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS_CUI:C0023968 ICD10CM:B74.3 SNOMEDCT_US_2022_09_01:44250009 NCI:C34784 MESH:D008118 GARD:3283 ICD9CM:125.2 |
| definition |
A filariasis that involves parasitic infection of the skin and eyes caused by the nematode Loa loa, which is transmitted through the bite of a deer fly or mango fly. The disease is characterized by episodic angioedema in the arms and legs, and cyst-like enlargements of the connective tissue around the sheaths of muscle tendons. Dead worms may cause chronic abscesses, which may lead to the formation of granulomatous reactions and fibrosis. |
| has symptom | |
| has_obo_namespace |
disease_ontology |
| id |
DOID:13523 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/doid#DO_rare_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/doid#NCIthesaurus http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/doid#DO_infectious_disease_slim |
| label |
loiasis |
| notation |
DOID:13523 |
| prefLabel |
loiasis |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_5614 |