Usually asymptomatic
Symptoms can begin within 2 months of exposure
Case reports suggests symptoms may not show up for >20 years post-exposure
Infection is generally noticed when the patient sees a white worm migrating through the subconjuctiva or sclera of their eye
Calabar swellings – pruritic transient swellings in the subcutaneous tissues as the worm migrates through, usually on the limbs, especially forearms, and near joints
Pruritus, arthralgia or myalgias, headache
Can cause severe disease rarely
Encephalopathy, endomyocardial fibrosis, pulmonary infiltrates, renal failure
Symptoms can begin within 2 months of exposure
Case reports suggests symptoms may not show up for >20 years post-exposure
Encephalopathy, endomyocardial fibrosis, pulmonary infiltrates, renal failure
Loa loa
Papules
Agent orange
Insect bites
Pepper spray
Scabies
Monkeypox
Seabather's eruption