Preferred Label : acanthocheilonemiasis;
MeSH definition : A tropical infectious disease found mainly in Africa that is caused by the filarial
parasite ACANTHOCHEILONEMA. Symptoms include skin rashes, abdominal, chest, muscle,
and joint pains, neurologic disorders, skin lumps, and elevated levels of white blood
cells. The parasite is transmitted through the bite of small flies.;
MeSH synonym : acanthocheilonemiases;
MeSH annotation : infection with ACANTHOCHEILONEMA PERSTANS ACANTHOCHEILONEMIASIS PERSTANS INFECTION
see MANSONELLIASIS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthocheilonemiasis;
Origin ID : D063485;
UMLS CUI : C1527287;
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A tropical infectious disease found mainly in Africa that is caused by the filarial
parasite ACANTHOCHEILONEMA. Symptoms include skin rashes, abdominal, chest, muscle,
and joint pains, neurologic disorders, skin lumps, and elevated levels of white blood
cells. The parasite is transmitted through the bite of small flies.