Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum - CISMeF
Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicumICD-11 Subcategory
ICD-11 code : 1F86.2;
Preferred Label : Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum;
ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Schistosoma japonicum. This
disease is characterized by Katayama fever, hepatic perisinusoidal egg granulomas,
Symmers' pipe stem periportal fibrosis, or portal hypertension. This disease may also
present with embolic egg granulomas in the brain or spinal cord. Transmission is by
direct contact with freshwater that has been contaminated with Schistosoma japonicum
eggs or snails that carry Schistosoma japonicum. Confirmation is by identification
of the Schistosoma japonicum eggs in a faecal sample.;
A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Schistosoma japonicum. This
disease is characterized by Katayama fever, hepatic perisinusoidal egg granulomas,
Symmers' pipe stem periportal fibrosis, or portal hypertension. This disease may also
present with embolic egg granulomas in the brain or spinal cord. Transmission is by
direct contact with freshwater that has been contaminated with Schistosoma japonicum
eggs or snails that carry Schistosoma japonicum. Confirmation is by identification
of the Schistosoma japonicum eggs in a faecal sample.