DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus disease has location filariasis mansonelliasis GARD:8216 MESH:D008368 UMLS_CUI:C0024759 DOID:1081 NCI:C84882 ICD10CM:B74.4 disease_ontology SNOMEDCT_US_2025_09_01:240849009 A filariasis that involves parasitic infection by the nematodes Mansonella ozzardi or Mansonella perstans, which reside in the skin or body cavities. The nematode is transmitted through the bite of midges and blackflies. skin disease zone of skin