ICD-11 definition : A disease of the eye, caused by an infection of tissue with larval cysts from the
parasitic worm Taenia solium. This disease is characterized by cysts floating in the
vitreous humour of the eye leading to impaired vision. Transmission is by haematogenous
spread of larvae to the eye after ingestion of Taenia solium eggs in contaminated
food or water. Confirmation is commonly by history of travel in parasite endemic regions
and advanced imaging of the eye.;
A disease of the eye, caused by an infection of tissue with larval cysts from the
parasitic worm Taenia solium. This disease is characterized by cysts floating in the
vitreous humour of the eye leading to impaired vision. Transmission is by haematogenous
spread of larvae to the eye after ingestion of Taenia solium eggs in contaminated
food or water. Confirmation is commonly by history of travel in parasite endemic regions
and advanced imaging of the eye.
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping