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 filariasis. 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 curable disease. Consult your physician and take treatment.