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Hi Doctor, my mother is suffering from filaria (in one leg) for about 6 years now. She was taking tablets & injections for it. One year back she got chikunguniya and as a result stopped taking any medication for filaria....will it have worsened her filariasis? she now often gets nerve-knots in her legs..
Hello Your mother got Chickenguniya , while she stopped the treatment for fliariasis . Chickenguniya is a viral disease while filariasis is caused by worms . One year back your mother stopped the treatment . Usually , according to this history your mother is having lymphatic filariasis. As you mentioned that there is nerve -knots , These are blockage of lymphatic system , hence if treatment is stopped naturally symptoms will flare up , so take treatment as this is acurable disease. Consult your physician and take treatment .
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Does A Bout Of Chikungunia Aggravate Filaria?
Hello Your mother got Chickenguniya , while she stopped the treatment for fliariasis . Chickenguniya is a viral disease while filariasis is caused by worms . One year back your mother stopped the treatment . Usually , according to this history your mother is having lymphatic filariasis. As you mentioned that there is nerve -knots , These are blockage of lymphatic system , hence if treatment is stopped naturally symptoms will flare up , so take treatment as this is acurable disease. Consult your physician and take treatment .