| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:12148 |
| Name | alveolar echinococcosis |
| Definition | An echinococcosis that is caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis affecting the liver as a slow growing, destructive tumor, with abdominal pain, biliary obstruction, and occasionally metastatic lesions into the lungs and brain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinococcosis |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:21009004 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:12147 DOID:2774 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim |
| Synonyms |
alveolococcosis [EXACT] echinococcus multilocularis infection [RELATED] Multilocular hydatid [EXACT] small fox tapeworm [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a brain disease is_a lung disease is_a liver disease is_a echinococcosis |