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Swelling
Lymph swollen
Have a fever
Fatigued
Leg pain
A lot of night sweats
Swelling of the affected area
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What is Filariasis?
Filariasis is a tropical, parasitic disease that impacts the lymph nodes and lymph vessels. The parasite is carried by mosquitoes and spreads to humans through mosquito bites.
Typical Symptoms of Filariasis
- Joint pain affecting multiple joints throughout body
- Sweating at night requiring change in clothing
- Fever
- Swollen lymph nodes or lumps in the neck, armpits, groin, or behind the ears
- Swollen lymph nodes that persist and grew larger over several weeks
- Multiple swollen lymph nodes or lumps in neck or armpits
- Small lumps / swollen lymph nodes in the armpit
- Swollen lymph nodes in two or more areas
Diagnostic Questions for Filariasis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Do you have joint pain in multiple joints throughout your body?
- Do you excessively sweat at night and need to change clothes?
- Do you have a fever?
- Do you have any swollen lymph nodes or lumps in your neck, armpits, groin, or behind your ears?
- Do your swollen lymph node persist and grew larger over several weeks?
Treatment of Filariasis
Medication to eliminate the parasites is prescribed. Other treatments, including surgery, may be advised to address limb and scrotal enlargement.
Reviewed By:
Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care)
Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
Content updated on Mar 31, 2024
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