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acanthocheilonemiasis
acanthocheilonemiasis[ə‚kan·thə‚kī·lə·ne′mī·ə·səs] (medicine) A parasitic infection of humans caused by the filarial nematode Acanthocheilonema perstans. acanthocheilonemiasis
acanthocheilonemiasis A rare infection in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Acanthocheilonema perstans, a parasite that causes skin rash and lumps, abdominal, chest, muscle and joint pains, neurologic changes, and leukocytosis.acanthocheilonemiasis Parasitic INFECTION with the filarial worm Acanthocheilonema perstans . The adult worm is found mainly in body cavities or in or under the skin. See FILARIASIS. |