Lymphatic Filariasis

Preferred Label : Lymphatic Filariasis;

NCIt related terms : Elephantiasis;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A clinical disorder that is caused by obstruction of the lymphatic system years after filarial infection. It is characterized by painful and profound lymphedema, resulting in significant swelling (elephantiasis) of extremities and genitals.;

Details

Origin ID

C128360;

UMLS CUI

C0013884;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Filariasis lymphatic [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Lymphatic filariases [PASCAL theme]
- Lymphatic filariasis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Lymphatic filariasis [ORDO Disease]
- Lymphatic filariasis [MedDRA LLT]
- Lymphatic filariasis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Lymphatic filariasis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- elephantiasis, filarial [MeSH Descriptor]
- elephantiasis, filarial [MeSH concept]
- filarial elephantiasis [DO Concept]
- filarial elephantiasis [Disease (Nov.)]
DO Cross reference
- filarial elephantiasis [DO Concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Bancroftian elephantiasis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Elephantiasis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Elephantiasis [PASCAL descriptor]
- bancroftian elephantiasis [SNOMED Notion]
- elephantiasis [DO Concept]
- elephantiasis [MeSH concept]
- elephantiasis [MeSH Descriptor]
- elephantiasis [Disease (Nov.)]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Bancroftian elephantiasis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Filariasis lymphatic [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Lymphatic filariasis [ORDO Disease]
- Lymphatic filariasis [MedDRA LLT]
- Lymphatic filariasis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- bancroftian elephantiasis [SNOMED Notion]
- elephantiasis, filarial [MeSH Descriptor]
- elephantiasis, filarial [MeSH concept]
- filarial elephantiasis [DO Concept]
- filarial elephantiasis [Disease (Nov.)]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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