Table 5. Clinical spectrum observed from filarial infected members of the surveyed population.
Clinical presentations | Total No. Observed n = 1115 (%) | No observed in Onchocerciasis (%) n = 160 | No. observed in Loiasis (%) N = 166 |
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Pruritus | 248 (22.2) | 144 (90.0) | 58 (34.9) |
Onchodermatitis | 143 (12.8) | 96 (60.0) | 28 (16.9) |
Eye discomfort | 84 (7.5) | 33 (20.6) | 9 (5.4) |
Nodules | 64 (5.7) | 23 (14.4) | 18 (10.8) |
History of eye worm | 401 (36.0) | 46 (28.8) | 109 (65.7) |
Calabar swelling | 301(27.8) | 30 (10.0) | 93 (56.0) |