Preferred Label : Enteritis due to Giardia lamblia;
ICD-11 definition : This refers to an infection of the small intestine with a flagellated protozoan parasite,
giardia lamblia that colonizes and reproduces in the small intestine, causing giardiasis.
This protozoan parasite grows in the upper portions of the small intestine and produces
greasy, smelly diarrhea.;
ICD-11 synonym : Flagellate diarrhoea; giardial infectious enteritis; giardia enteritis;
ICD-11 inclusion : Flagellate diarrhoea;
Origin ID : 947414655;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
This refers to an infection of the small intestine with a flagellated protozoan parasite,
giardia lamblia that colonizes and reproduces in the small intestine, causing giardiasis.
This protozoan parasite grows in the upper portions of the small intestine and produces
greasy, smelly diarrhea.
