filarial elephantiasis
MONDO:0005761Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names filarial elephantiasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Parasitic infestation of the human lymphatic system by wuchereria bancrofti or brugia malayi. It is also called lymphatic filariasis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005761), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
33 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormality of the lymphatic systemHPOHP:0100763
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- LymphadenopathyHPOHP:0002716
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- LymphedemaHPO · MondoHP:0001004
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Predominantly lower limb lymphedemaHPOHP:0003550
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Circulating immune complexesHPOHP:0012224
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- FatigueHPOHP:0012378
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HyperkeratosisHPO · MondoHP:0000962
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Hyperpigmentation of the skinHPOHP:0000953
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- LymphadenitisHPO · MondoHP:0002840
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PainHPOHP:0012531
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Severely increased total eosinophil countHPOHP:0032061
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal lung morphologyHPOHP:0002088
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
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- Abnormal scrotum morphologyHPOHP:0000045
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormality of the kidneyHPOHP:0000077
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- CoughHPOHP:0012735
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- FeverHPOHP:0001945
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Hydrocele testisHPOHP:0000034
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- LymphangiectasisHPOHP:0031842
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: filarial elephantiasis
- Also called
- eyelid elephantiasisLymphatic Filariasis