Preferred Label : Internal hirudiniasis;
ICD-11 definition : A general term for a disease caused by leeches, Limnatis spp. (especially L. nilotica)
and Dinobdella ferox, in which leeches enter and attach themselves to the mucous membrane
of the upper respiratory tract, digestive passage, or genitourinary tract. There may
be haemoptysis, haematemesis, severe anaemia, and occasionally death from excessive
loss of blood.;
ICD-11 synonym : internal leeches; internal infestation of leeches; internal hirudinea infestation;
Origin ID : 1840948804;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A general term for a disease caused by leeches, Limnatis spp. (especially L. nilotica)
and Dinobdella ferox, in which leeches enter and attach themselves to the mucous membrane
of the upper respiratory tract, digestive passage, or genitourinary tract. There may
be haemoptysis, haematemesis, severe anaemia, and occasionally death from excessive
loss of blood.
