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ID DOID:10080
Name sparganosis
Definition A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection by the genus Spirometra. A painful nodule develops after the plerocercoid larvae migrate to the brain causing cerebral sparganosis. Subcutaneous tissue, breast, orbit, urinary tract, pleural cavity, lungs, abdominal viscera and inner ear can be infected.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparganosis, http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Sparganosis.htm
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ICD10CM:B70.1

ICD9CM:123.5

MESH:D013031

NCI:C35030

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:187152002

UMLS_CUI:C0037753

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DO_infectious_disease_slim

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Synonyms

Infection by Sparganum [EXACT]

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is_a brain disease

is_a parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease

is_a lung disease

is_a breast disease

is_a inner ear disease

is_a urinary system disease

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