OBO ID: DOID:10080
Term Name: sparganosis Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • Infection by Sparganum
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. (2)
References:
  • ICD10CM:B70.1
  • ICD9CM:123.5
  • MESH:D013031
  • NCI:C35030
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:187152002
  • UMLS_CUI:C0037753
Ontology: Human Disease   ( DOID:10080 )
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GENES INVOLVED No data available
ZEBRAFISH MODELS No data available
PHENOTYPE No data available

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