MetaADEDB: ADE

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Loiasis

(UMLS:C0023968)

Definition:: A parasitic infection caused by the nematode Loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (Tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
UMLS ID:: C0023968
MeSH ID:: D008118

Classification:

Name:

Parasitic Diseases
MeSH Tree Number(s):: C03.335.508.700.750.361.518

Synonym(s)

Loiasis

Eyeworm disease of Africa

Infection by Loa loa

Infection caused by Loa loa

Loa loa infection

Loa loa; infestation

Loaiasis

Loasis

disease (or disorder); eyeworm of Africa

10.

eyeworm; infestation

11.

infestation; Loa loa

Associated Drug(s)

	Name	Number of Reports	Reference(s)	Data Source
1	Diethylcarbamazine		1858969 6951321	CTD
2	Ivermectin		8555762	CTD

Similar ADE(s)

	Name	Semantic Similarity
1	Gnathostomiasis	36.8%
2	Ascaridida Infections	29.9%
3	Oxyurida Infections	29.9%
4	Onchocerciasis	29.2%
5	Dirofilariasis	26.4%
6	Cestode Infections	21.3%
7	Trematode Infections	21.3%
8	Ascariasis	17.8%
9	Hookworm Infections	17.8%
10	Oxyuriasis	17.8%
11	Strongyloidiasis	17.8%
12	Trichostrongyloidiasis	17.8%
13	Larva Migrans	16.6%
14	Protozoan Infections	14.8%
15	Helminthiasis, Animal	14.7%
16	Toxocariasis	13.2%
17	Enterobiasis	11.8%
18	Strongyle Infections, Equine	11.2%
19	Diphyllobothriasis	10.9%
20	Echinococcosis	10.9%
21	Hymenolepiasis	10.9%
22	Opisthorchiasis	10.9%
23	Schistosomiasis	10.9%
24	Parasitic Diseases, Animal	10.3%
25	Liver Diseases, Parasitic	9.9%
26	Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic	9.6%
27	Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic	9.6%
28	Parasitemia	9.5%
29	Fascioliasis	9.2%
30	Trichinellosis	8.3%
31	Opportunistic Infections	7.7%
32	Protozoan Infections, Animal	7.3%
33	Giardiasis	7.2%
34	Amebiasis	7.1%
35	Coccidiosis	7.1%
36	Malaria	7.1%
37	Acanthamoeba Infection	7.1%
38	Trichomonas Infections	7.1%
39	Ciliophora Infections	7.1%
40	Balamuthia Infection	7.1%
41	Echinococcosis, Hepatic	6.6%
42	Cysticercosis	6%
43	Schistosomiasis japonica	6%
44	Schistosomiasis mansoni	6%
45	Sparganosis	6%
46	Leishmaniasis	5.4%
47	Cryptosporidiosis	5.2%
48	Babesiosis	4.4%
49	Acanthamoeba Keratitis	4.3%
50	Malaria, Cerebral	3.7%
51	Entamoebiasis	3.6%
52	Malaria, Falciparum	3.6%
53	Malaria, Vivax	3.6%
54	Mite Infestations	3.6%
55	Myiasis	3.6%
56	Tick Infestations	3.6%
57	Toxoplasmosis	3.6%
58	Trypanosomiasis	3.6%
59	Isosporiasis	3.6%
60	Superinfection	3.6%
61	Neurocysticercosis	3.6%
62	Liver Abscess, Amebic	3.6%
63	Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous	2.8%
64	Lice Infestations	2.4%
65	Trichomonas Vaginitis	2.4%
66	AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections	2.4%
67	Blackwater Fever	2%
68	Hypodermyiasis	2%
69	Leishmaniasis, Visceral	2%
70	African Trypanosomiasis	2%
71	Chagas Disease	2%
72	Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral	1.4%
73	Toxoplasmosis, Congenital	1%
74	Chagas Cardiomyopathy	0.8%

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