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Cysticercosis

Disease ID: disease_node_2357

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DbxrefGARD:8194, ICD10CM:B69, ICD9CM:123.1, MESH:D003551, NCI:C34520, SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:59051007, UMLS_CUI:C0010678
SubclassofDOID_331, DOID_37, DOID_0080000, DOID_5614, DOID_114, DOID_0050596
Data SourceDOID, MESH
SynonymsPork tapeworm infection, Tapeworm infection intestinal taenia solum, Tapeworm infection pork, intestinal taenia solium infection, neurocysticercosis, tenia solium infectious disease
Mesh IdD003551
Mesh LabelCysticercosis
Mesh SubclassofD013622
Doid Labelcysticercosis
Doid DescriptionA taeniasis that results from ingestion of eggs or larvae of the Taenia solium tapeworm in undercooked pork or fecally contaminated food or water, which subsequently infect the central nervous system, heart, muscles, subcutaneous tissues, and eyes. Neurocysticercosis causes seizures, mental disturbances, focal neurologic deficits and intracerebral lesions.
Disease Node Iddisease_node_2357
Doid IdDOID_10079
LabelCysticercosis
Doid Alternate IdsDOID_10078, DOID_14424