elaeophoriasis

elaeophoriasis
elae·o·pho·ria·sis (el″e-of″ə-riґə-sis) infection of the arteries and facial and ocular capillaries of deer or sheep by microfilariae of Elaeophora schneideri; larvae are spread from animal to animal by the bites of Tabanus and Hybomitra horseflies. If the parasites spread to the leptomeningeal arteries they may cause necrosis of brain tissue, blindness, and death. Called also elaeophorosis, filarial dermatitis, and sorehead.

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  • sorehead — sore·head .hed n FOWL POX (a) * * * sore·head (sorґhed) elaeophoriasis …   Medical dictionary

  • filarial dermatitis — 1. stephanofilariasis. 2. elaeophoriasis …   Medical dictionary

  • Elaeophora — El·ae·oph·ora (el″e ofґə rə) a genus of filariae of the family Onchocercidae. E. schneiґderi is found in the arteries of deer and sheep in the western United States, sometimes causing fatal brain disease (see elaeophoriasis) …   Medical dictionary

  • elaeophorosis — elae·o·pho·ro·sis (el″e of″ə roґsis) elaeophoriasis …   Medical dictionary

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