ICD-11 code : 1F68.1;
Preferred Label : Necatoriasis;
ICD-11 definition : A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Necator americanus. This
disease is characterized by pruritus at the site of larval penetration. In mild infections,
this disease may be asymptomatic; in moderate to severe infections, this disease may
present with cough, pharyngeal irritation during larval migration in airways, iron-deficiency
anaemia, abdominal pain, nausea, arthralgia, or delayed development (mental or physical).
Transmission is by direct contact with larvae from soil or sand contaminated with
dog or cat faeces (by percutaneous migration of larvae). Confirmation is by identification
of Necator americanus in a faecal sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : African cachexia; Egyptian chlorosis; dochmiasis; water itch anaemia; Egyptian anaemia; cachexia aquosa; tropical chlorosis; tunnel anaemia; miner's cachexia; dochmiosis; necatorosis; Gothard tunnel disease; Infection due to Necator americanus; Greisinger disease; St Gothard disease; dew itch anaemia; coolie itch anaemia; tunnel worker's anaemia; tunnel worker's disease; ground itch disease; negro cachexia; brickmaker's chlorosis; brickmaker's anaemia; miner's anaemia;
ICD-11 inclusion : Infection due to Necator americanus;
Origin ID : 652000933;
UMLS CUI : C0027528;
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A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Necator americanus. This
disease is characterized by pruritus at the site of larval penetration. In mild infections,
this disease may be asymptomatic; in moderate to severe infections, this disease may
present with cough, pharyngeal irritation during larval migration in airways, iron-deficiency
anaemia, abdominal pain, nausea, arthralgia, or delayed development (mental or physical).
Transmission is by direct contact with larvae from soil or sand contaminated with
dog or cat faeces (by percutaneous migration of larvae). Confirmation is by identification
of Necator americanus in a faecal sample.
