Preferred Label : Opisthorchiasis due to Opisthorchis viverrini;
ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Opisthorchis viverrini. This
disease is commonly asymptomatic. In mild cases, this disease may present with dyspepsia,
abdominal pain, diarrhoea, or constipation; in severe cases, this disease may present
with hepatomegaly and malnutrition; in rare cases, this disease may present with cholangitis,
cholecystitis, and chlolangiocarcinoma. Transmission is by ingestion of infected undercooked
freshwater fish. Confirmation is by identification Opisthorchis viverrini in a faecal
sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : infection by opisthorchis viverrini;
Origin ID : 1379240725;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Opisthorchis viverrini. This
disease is commonly asymptomatic. In mild cases, this disease may present with dyspepsia,
abdominal pain, diarrhoea, or constipation; in severe cases, this disease may present
with hepatomegaly and malnutrition; in rare cases, this disease may present with cholangitis,
cholecystitis, and chlolangiocarcinoma. Transmission is by ingestion of infected undercooked
freshwater fish. Confirmation is by identification Opisthorchis viverrini in a faecal
sample.
