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Loiasis

Categories: Eye diseases, Infectious diseases, Rare diseases, Skin diseases
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Aliases & Classifications for Loiasis

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MalaCards integrated aliases for Loiasis:

Name: Loiasis 12 77 54 60 45 15 17 3
Loa Loa Filariasis 54
African Eye Worm 54

Characteristics:

Orphanet epidemiological data:

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loiasis
Inheritance: Not applicable; Age of onset: All ages;

Classifications:

MalaCards categories:
Global: Rare diseases Infectious diseases
Anatomical: Skin diseases Eye diseases
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ICD10: 34 35
Orphanet: 60  
Rare infectious diseases


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Disease Ontology 12 DOID:13523
ICD9CM 36 125.2
MeSH 45 D008118
NCIt 51 C34784
SNOMED-CT 69 44250009
ICD10 34 B74.3
MESH via Orphanet 46 D008118
ICD10 via Orphanet 35 B74.3
UMLS via Orphanet 75 C0023968
Orphanet 60 ORPHA2404
UMLS 74 C0023968
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Summaries for Loiasis

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CDC : 3 Loiasis, called African eye worm by most people, is caused by the parasitic worm Loa loa. It is passed on to humans through the repeated bites of deerflies (also known as mango flies or mangrove flies) of the genus Chrysops. The flies that pass on the parasite breed in certain rain forests of West and Central Africa. Infection with the parasite can also cause repeated episodes of itchy swellings of the body known as Calabar swellings. Knowing whether someone has a Loa loa infection has become more important in Africa because the presence of people with Loa loa infection has limited programs to control or eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). There may be more than 29 million people who are at risk of getting loaisis in affected areas of Central and West Africa.

MalaCards based summary : Loiasis, also known as loa loa filariasis, is related to filarial elephantiasis and onchocerciasis. An important gene associated with Loiasis is IL10 (Interleukin 10). The drugs Diethylcarbamazine and Ivermectin have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include eye, skin and spleen.

Disease Ontology : 12 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.

Wikipedia : 77 Loa loa filariasis is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm Loa loa. Humans contract this... more...

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Related Diseases for Loiasis

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Diseases related to Loiasis via text searches within MalaCards or GeneCards Suite gene sharing:

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# Related Disease Score Top Affiliating Genes
1 filarial elephantiasis 30.4 IL10 SRCIN1
2 onchocerciasis 10.5
3 filariasis 10.4
4 thrombosis 10.3
5 schistosomiasis 10.1
6 encephalitis 10.1
7 sclerosing keratitis 10.0 MFF SRCIN1
8 deep keratitis 10.0 MFF SRCIN1
9 glomerulonephritis 10.0
10 lymphoma 10.0
11 trypanosomiasis 10.0
12 nephrotic syndrome 10.0
13 retinal artery occlusion 10.0
14 lymphosarcoma 10.0
15 acanthocheilonemiasis 10.0
16 encephalopathy 10.0
17 elephantiasis 10.0 MFF SRCIN1
18 anterior scleritis 9.9 MFF SRCIN1
19 commensal bacterial infectious disease 9.8 IL10 PHB2
20 parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease 9.8 IL10 MFF SRCIN1
21 tendinitis 9.7 AKTIP PHB2
22 bone inflammation disease 9.7 IL10 PHB2

Graphical network of the top 20 diseases related to Loiasis:



Diseases related to Loiasis
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Symptoms & Phenotypes for Loiasis

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Drugs & Therapeutics for Loiasis

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Drugs for Loiasis (from DrugBank, HMDB, Dgidb, PharmGKB, IUPHAR, NovoSeek, BitterDB):

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# Name Status Phase Clinical Trials Cas Number PubChem Id
1
Diethylcarbamazine Approved, Investigational, Vet_approved Phase 4,Phase 2,Not Applicable 90-89-1 3052
2
Ivermectin Approved, Investigational, Vet_approved Phase 4,Not Applicable 70288-86-7 6474909
3 Anthelmintics Phase 4,Phase 2,Not Applicable
4 Anti-Infective Agents Phase 4,Phase 2,Not Applicable
5 Antiparasitic Agents Phase 4,Phase 2,Not Applicable
6 Lipoxygenase Inhibitors Phase 4,Phase 2,Not Applicable
7 Reslizumab Approved, Investigational Phase 2
8 Respiratory System Agents Phase 2
9 Antibodies Phase 2
10 Anti-Asthmatic Agents Phase 2
11 Antibodies, Monoclonal Phase 2
12 Immunoglobulins Phase 2
13
Albendazole Approved, Vet_approved Not Applicable 54965-21-8 2082
14
Suramin Investigational 145-63-1 5361
15 Antiprotozoal Agents Not Applicable
16 Antimitotic Agents Not Applicable

Interventional clinical trials:


# Name Status NCT ID Phase Drugs
1 Post-treatment Effects of Ivermectin (IVM) or Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) in Loiasis Completed NCT01593722 Phase 4 Diethylcarbamazine;Ivermectin
2 Reslizumab to Prevent Post-treatment Eosinophilia in Loiasis Completed NCT01111305 Phase 2 Reslizumab;Diethylcarbamazine
3 Impact of Educational and Professional Supportive Interventions on Nursing Home Quality Indicators Completed NCT01703689 Not Applicable
4 Host Response to Infection and Treatment in Filarial Diseases Recruiting NCT00001230
5 Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in Ivory Coast Active, not recruiting NCT02974049 Not Applicable Albendazole;Ivermectin;Diethylcarbamazine

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Genetic Tests for Loiasis

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Anatomical Context for Loiasis

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MalaCards organs/tissues related to Loiasis:

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Eye, Skin, Spleen, T Cells, Liver, Breast
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Publications for Loiasis

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Articles related to Loiasis:

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# Title Authors Year
1
Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in loiasis areas: A new strategy shows no evidence for Wuchereria bancrofti endemicity in Cameroon. ( 30849120 )
2019
2
In Southern Nigeria <i>Loa loa</i> Blood Microfilaria Density is Very Low Even in Areas with High Prevalence of Loiasis: Results of a Survey Using the New LoaScope Technology. ( 29761763 )
2018
3
Integrated risk mapping and landscape characterisation of lymphatic filariasis and loiasis in South West Nigeria. ( 29774296 )
2018
4
Case Report: Probable Case of Spontaneous Encephalopathy Due to Loiasis and Dramatic Reduction of <i>Loa loa</i> Microfilariaemia with Prolonged Repeated Courses of Albendazole. ( 29741149 )
2018
5
Behavioural and clinical predictors for Loiasis. ( 29497506 )
2018
6
Impact of repeated annual community directed treatment with ivermectin on loiasis parasitological indicators in Cameroon: Implications for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination in areas co-endemic with Loa loa in Africa. ( 30226900 )
2018
7
Comparison of different drug regimens for the treatment of loiasis-A TropNet retrospective study. ( 30383753 )
2018
8
Loiasis in US Traveler Returning from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, 2016. ( 27983940 )
2017
9
Encephalitis secondary to diethylcarbamazine treatment in a patient with ocular loiasis. ( 28579217 )
2017
10
Ocular loiasis in Ohio: a case report. ( 28756499 )
2017
11
Excess mortality associated with loiasis: a retrospective population-based cohort study. ( 27777031 )
2017
12
Loiasis, a Subconjunctival Manifestation. ( 28595769 )
2017
13
Protein Translation Enzyme lysyl-tRNA Synthetase Presents a New Target for Drug Development against Causative Agents of Loiasis and Schistosomiasis. ( 27806050 )
2016
14
Therapeutic apheresis using a mononuclear cell program to lower the microfilaria burden of a 23-year-old African woman with loiasis. ( 27302472 )
2016
15
Calcification of the breasts due to loiasis. ( 27051574 )
2016
16
Clinical Features of Imported Loiasis: A Case Series from the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. ( 26101271 )
2015
17
Co-endemicity of Loiasis and Onchocerciasis in Rain Forest Communities in Southwestern Nigeria. ( 25812086 )
2015
18
Loiasis in a Japanese Traveler Returning from Central Africa. ( 26161033 )
2015
19
The relationship between microfilaraemic and amicrofilaraemic loiasis involving co-infection with Mansonella perstans and clinical symptoms in an exposed population from Gabon. ( 26268068 )
2015
20
Parasitological, Hematological and Biochemical Characteristics of a Model of Hyper-microfilariaemic Loiasis (Loa loa) in the Baboon (Papio anubis). ( 26555070 )
2015
21
Chronic symptomatic and microfilaremic loiasis in a returned traveller. ( 25561630 )
2015
22
Eosinophil-Associated Processes Underlie Differences in Clinical Presentation of Loiasis Between Temporary Residents and Those Indigenous to Loa-Endemic Areas. ( 25234520 )
2014
23
Imported loiasis in Italy: An analysis of 100 cases. ( 25131142 )
2014
24
Single molecule sequencing and genome assembly of a clinical specimen of Loa loa, the causative agent of loiasis. ( 25217238 )
2014
25
Non-ophthalmological presentation of imported loiasis. ( 24857349 )
2014
26
Impact of repeated ivermectin treatments against onchocerciasis on the transmission of loiasis: an entomologic evaluation in central Cameroon. ( 24289520 )
2013
27
Ocular loiasis in a patient with chronic hypereosinophilia. ( 24269453 )
2013
28
Imported loiasis in France: A retrospective analysis of 47 cases. ( 24035648 )
2013
29
Loiasis with pleural and peritoneal involvement. ( 22530827 )
2012
30
Imported Loa loa filariasis: three cases and a review of cases reported in non-endemic countries in the past 25 years. ( 22784545 )
2012
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A Case of loiasis in a patient returning to China diagnosed by nested PCR using DNA extracted from tissue. ( 22943273 )
2012
32
Loiasis: new epidemiologic insights and proposed treatment strategy. ( 22530819 )
2012
33
Validation of the rapid assessment procedure for loiasis (RAPLOA) in the democratic republic of Congo. ( 22300872 )
2012
34
Rapid assessment procedure for loiasis and mapping lymphatic filariasis: two perfect illustrations of &amp;quot;to be in English or not to be&amp;quot;. ( 23272254 )
2012
35
Ocular loiasis in London 2008-2009: a case series. ( 21242984 )
2011
36
Subconjunctival loiasis. ( 21292882 )
2011
37
Case report: Loiasis with peripheral nerve involvement and spleen lesions. ( 21540382 )
2011
38
The geographic distribution of Loa loa in Africa: results of large-scale implementation of the Rapid Assessment Procedure for Loiasis (RAPLOA). ( 21738809 )
2011
39
A historical note on an imported case of loiasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1964. ( 22012457 )
2011
40
Integrated rapid mapping of onchocerciasis and loiasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: impact on control strategies. ( 20525531 )
2011
41
Assessment of loiasis and outcomes of ivermectin masstreatment in Ijebu-North, Nigeria. ( 21738271 )
2011
42
Images in clinical medicine. Ocular loiasis. ( 20848684 )
2010
43
Pulmonary loiasis and HIV coinfection in rural Cameroon. ( 20361027 )
2010
44
Community-directed delivery of doxycycline for the treatment of onchocerciasis in areas of co-endemicity with loiasis in Cameroon. ( 19712455 )
2009
45
Surgical management of conjunctival loiasis. ( 18645443 )
2008
46
Market survey of loiasis: prevalence and adverse reactions to ivermectin using a rapid procedure for loiasis. ( 19565959 )
2008
47
Loiasis: African eye worm. ( 18466939 )
2008
48
Adverse reactions from community directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) for onchocerciasis and loiasis in Ondo State, Nigeria. ( 19419072 )
2008
49
Prevalences of loiasis in Ondo state, Nigeria, as evaluated by the rapid assessment procedure for loiasis (RAPLOA). ( 18348776 )
2008
50
Loiasis--a neglected and under-estimated affliction: endemicity, morbidity and perceptions in eastern Cameroon. ( 17316501 )
2007
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Variations for Loiasis

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Expression for Loiasis

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Pathways for Loiasis

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GO Terms for Loiasis

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Cellular components related to Loiasis according to GeneCards Suite gene sharing:

# Name GO ID Score Top Affiliating Genes
1 mitochondrial outer membrane GO:0005741 8.62 MFF PHB2

Biological processes related to Loiasis according to GeneCards Suite gene sharing:

# Name GO ID Score Top Affiliating Genes
1 positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity GO:0051091 8.62 IL10 PHB2
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Sources for Loiasis

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3 CDC
7 CNVD
9 Cosmic
10 dbSNP
11 DGIdb
17 EFO
18 ExPASy
20 FMA
29 GO
30 GTR
31 HGMD
32 HMDB
33 HPO
34 ICD10
35 ICD10 via Orphanet
36 ICD9CM
37 IUPHAR
38 KEGG
39 LifeMap
41 LOVD
43 MedGen
45 MeSH
46 MESH via Orphanet
47 MGI
50 NCI
51 NCIt
52 NDF-RT
55 NINDS
56 Novoseek
58 OMIM
59 OMIM via Orphanet
63 PubMed
65 QIAGEN
70 SNOMED-CT via HPO
71 SNOMED-CT via Orphanet
72 TGDB
73 Tocris
74 UMLS
75 UMLS via Orphanet
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