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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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascariasis, http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/DPDx/HTML/Ascariasis.htm, http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch182/ch182d.html?qt=ascariasis&alt=sh
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ICD10CM:B77

ICD9CM:127.0

MESH:D001196

NCI:C128392

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:2435008

UMLS_CUI:C0003950

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

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Synonyms

Ascariasis - roundworm [EXACT]

Ascaris lumbricoides infection [RELATED]

Parent Relationships

is_a parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease

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