Visualize Submit Comment
Metadata
ID DOID:10079
Name cysticercosis
Definition A taeniasis that results from ingestion of eggs or larvae of the Taenia solium tapeworm in undercooked pork or fecally contaminated food or water, which subsequently infect the central nervous system, heart, muscles, subcutaneous tissues, and eyes. Neurocysticercosis causes seizures, mental disturbances, focal neurologic deficits and intracerebral lesions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysticercosis
Xrefs

GARD:8194

ICD10CM:B69

ICD9CM:123.1

MESH:D003551

NCI:C34520

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:59051007

UMLS_CUI:C0010678

Alternateids

DOID:10078

DOID:14424

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

DO_rare_slim

NCIthesaurus

Synonyms

intestinal taenia solium infection [EXACT]

neurocysticercosis [EXACT]

Pork tapeworm infection [EXACT]

Tapeworm infection intestinal taenia solum [EXACT]

Tapeworm infection pork [EXACT]

tenia solium infectious disease [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a eye disease

is_a skin disease

is_a central nervous system disease

is_a heart disease

is_a muscular disease

is_a taeniasis

Add an item to the term tracker