Acanthocheilonema perstans

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Acanthocheilonema /Acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma/ (-ki″lo-ne´mah) a genus of long, threadlike worms.

Acanthocheilonema per´stans Dipetalonema perstans.

Acanthocheilonema perstans

[akan′thōkī′lənē′mə]

a long, thread-like worm usually found in Africa. It commonly infects wild and domestic animals and occasionally invades the bloodstream of humans, causing a rash, muscle and joint pains, various neurologic disorders, and nodules in the subcutaneous tissues. The larvae are also found in the cerebrospinal fluid of affected patients.

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