Facial Wriggles and Filarial Dance Signs

I certainly wasn’t ready for this fun one. Just another GREAT reason to watch my P’s & Q’s.


Filariasis Brugia MalayiImage Credit – CDC – Biology – Life Cycle of Brugia malayi

The typical vector for Brugia malayi filariasis are mosquito species from the genera Mansonia and Aedes. During a blood meal, an infected mosquito introduces third-stage filarial larvae onto the skin of the human host, where they penetrate into the bite wound.


Filarial dance sign in breast lump – PDF – Filarial Dance Sign in Breast Lump


Facial wrigglies: live extralymphatic filarial infestation in subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck

PDF – Facial wrigglies: live extralymphatic filarial infestation in subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck