Loiasis - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Loiasis;

NCIt definition : Infection by the African eye worm, Loa loa.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: An infection that is caused by the nematode Loa loa, which is contracted via the bite of a deer fly. In temporary residents of endemic areas, the most common clinical manifestation is Calabar swelling (localized angioedema), typically on the extremities. Infected permanent residents of endemic areas typically manifest eye disease related to wandering of the adult worm. Encephalopathy, cardiomyopathy, and renal disease are related to microfilaraemia.;

Details

Origin ID

C34784;

UMLS CUI

C0023968;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Loaiasis [PASCAL theme]
- loiasis [DO Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Infection caused by Loa loa (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Loa loa infection [MedDRA LLT]
- Loaiasis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Loiasis [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Loiasis [ICD-9 code]
- Loiasis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Loiasis [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Loiasis [ORDO Disease]
- Loiasis [MedDRA LLT]
- infection by loa loa [SNOMED Notion]
- loa loa infection [Disease (Nov.)]
- loiasis [MeSH Descriptor]
- loiasis [MeSH concept]
DO Cross reference
- loiasis [DO Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Infection caused by Loa loa (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Loa loa infection [MedDRA LLT]
- Loaiasis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Loiasis [ORDO Disease]
- Loiasis [ICD-9 code]
- Loiasis [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Loiasis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Loiasis [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Loiasis [MedDRA LLT]
- infection by loa loa [SNOMED Notion]
- loa loa infection [Disease (Nov.)]
- loiasis [DO Concept]
- loiasis [MeSH concept]
- loiasis [MeSH Descriptor]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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