ICD-11 classes
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Parasitic diseases
Helminthiases
Diseases due to nematodes
1F66 — Filariasis
1F66.0 — Loiasis
ICD-11 1F66.0 — Loiasis
A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Loa loa. This disease is characterised by Calabar swellings found anywhere on the body (commonly found near joints). This disease may also present with generalised itching, muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue or may be asymptomatic. Transmission is through the bite of an infected fly (genus Chrysops). Confirmation is by identification of adult Loa loa in the skin or eye, Loa loa microfilariae in a blood sample obtained in the day (1000 — 1400), or detection of antibodies against Loa loa in a blood sample.
It includes 3 items.
- Eye worm disease of Africa
- Loa loa infestation
- Calabar swelling
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: