ICD-11 code : 1F74;
Preferred Label : Hymenolepiasis;
ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Hymenolepis. This disease
is commonly asymptomatic. This disease may present with nausea, weakness, abdominal
pain, diarrhoea, or vomiting. Transmission is by the ingestion of eggs commonly in
contaminated food or water, or ingestion of infected arthropods. Confirmation is by
identification of Hymenolepis eggs in a faecal sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : Dwarf tapeworm infection; hymenolepidosis; hymenolepiosis; hymenolepis infestation; dwarf tapeworm; hymenolepis infection;
Origin ID : 2028864113;
UMLS CUI : C0020413;
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Hymenolepis. This disease
is commonly asymptomatic. This disease may present with nausea, weakness, abdominal
pain, diarrhoea, or vomiting. Transmission is by the ingestion of eggs commonly in
contaminated food or water, or ingestion of infected arthropods. Confirmation is by
identification of Hymenolepis eggs in a faecal sample.