| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:9146 |
| Name | visceral leishmaniasis |
| Definition | A leishmaniasis that is the most severe form of the disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus, resulting in the infection of the internal organs such as liver, spleen and bone marrow. The symptoms include fever, weight loss, and an enlarged spleen and liver. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visceral_leishmaniasis, http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Leishmaniasis.htm |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:48115004 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus zoonotic_infectious_disease |
| Synonyms |
Infection by visceral leishmaniasis [EXACT] Kala-Azar [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a leishmaniasis is_a liver disease is_a splenic disease is_a bone disease |