| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:456 |
| Name | ascariasis |
| Definition | A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves infection of the intestine with the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides. Larvae migrating through the lungs cause cough, wheezing and hemoptysis. Bowel or biliary obstruction causes cramping abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Peritonitis, enlargement of the liver or spleen, toxicity and pneumonia are observed when larvae get into the portal circulation. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch182/ch182d.html?qt=ascariasis&alt=sh, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascariasis, http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/DPDx/HTML/Ascariasis.htm |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:2435008 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Ascariasis - roundworm [EXACT] Ascaris lumbricoides infection [RELATED] |
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| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has material basis in some Ascaris has symptom some nausea has symptom some abdominal cramp has symptom some cough has symptom some vomiting has symptom some wheezing |