Chest filariasis

Filiariasis thorax is caused by parasitic filariasis, Malaria filariasis, and F. canis or microfilariae in the lymphatic vessels of the chest. Diseases of the chest organs caused by worm fever; or those who have no obvious clinical symptoms, but find filariasis or microfilaria in pleural fluid, sputum, and lymph nodes. Clinically, fever, cough, blood sputum, chest pain, shortness of breath, asthma, chylous sputum, chylous pleural effusion, increased blood eosinophils, filamentous nodules, or filamentous granuloma.

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