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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Echinococcosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Equinococosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Equinococose
Synonyms
English
:
Echinococcus Infection
Hydatid Disease
Cyst, Hydatid
Echinococcoses
Echinococcus Infections
Hydatid Cysts
Hydatid Diseases
Hydatidoses
Infection, Echinococcus
Hydatid Cyst
Hydatidosis
Cysts, Hydatid
Tree Number:
C03.335.190.396
SP4.001.012.138.119.070
Definition
English
:
An
infection
caused by the infestation of the larval form of tapeworms of the genus
Echinococcus
. The liver, lungs, and
kidney
are the most common areas of infestation.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with
NEGLECTED DISEASES
if pertinent;
ECHINOCOCCOSIS
, HEPATIC and
ECHINOCOCCOSIS
, PULMONARY are also available;
Taenia
echinococcus
infection
=
ECHINOCOCCOSIS
+
ECHINOCOCCUS
GRANULOUS
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
4509
Unique Identifier:
D004443
Occurrence in VHL
:
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CID-10
LILACS