Schistosomiasis

Preferred Label : Schistosomiasis;

NCIt related terms : Liver Fluke Infestation; Bilharzia; Snail Fever;

NCIt definition : A parasitic infection caused by flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Signs and symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, eosinophilia and hepatosplenomegaly. If left untreated it may eventually cause liver damage leading to cirrhosis, bladder cancer and kidney failure.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Schistosoma parasite infection that is commonly seen in tropical and subtropical regions and may be transmitted through skin contact with contaminated freshwater.;

Details

Origin ID

C35000;

UMLS CUI

C0036323;

Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Disease caused by Schistosomatidae (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Infection caused by Schistosoma (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Schistosomiasis [ORDO Disease]
- Schistosomiasis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Schistosomiasis [TUV Concept]
- Schistosomiasis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Schistosomiasis [DeCS]
- Schistosomiasis [ICD-11 Category]
- Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) [MedDRA LLT]
- Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis] [ICD-10 category]
- Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis] [ICD-9 code]
- Schistosomiasis, unspecified [ICD-9 code]
- Schistosomiasis, unspecified [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Schistosomiasis, unspecified [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Unspecified schistosomiasis [MedDRA LLT]
- infection by schistosoma, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- schistosomiasis [Disease (Nov.)]
- schistosomiasis [MeSH Descriptor]
- schistosomiasis [MeSH concept]
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- CPTAC Baseline Medical Forms Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Cholangiocarcinoma Baseline Form [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Codelists Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Medical Conditions Codelist [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology Mapped to MedDRA [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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