Dracunculiasis

Preferred Label : Dracunculiasis;

NCIt synonyms : Guinea Worm Disease;

NCIt definition : A parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis. It is caused by drinking water contaminated with water fleas. The larvae enter the body through the intestine. Signs and symptoms include pain, edema, blisters, and ulcers.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: An infection that is caused by Dracunculus medinensis, which is acquired by drinking water contaminated with infected copepods. The larvae enter the body through the intestine. Signs and symptoms include pain, edema, blisters, and ulcers, with the adult female worm potentially emerging from the skin over time.;

Details

Origin ID

C84677;

UMLS CUI

C0013100;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Dracunculosis [PASCAL theme]
- Trench fever [ORDO Disease]
- trench fever [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Dracontiasis [ICD-9 code]
- Dracunculiasis [ICD-10 category]
- Dracunculiasis [DeCS]
- Dracunculiasis [ICD-11 Category]
- Dracunculiasis [ICD-10 category (who)]
- Dracunculiasis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Dracunculiasis [ORDO Disease]
- Dracunculosis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- dracunculiasis [DO Concept]
- dracunculiasis [Disease (Nov.)]
- dracunculiasis [MeSH Descriptor]
- dracunculiasis [MeSH concept]
- infection by dracunculus medinensis [SNOMED Notion]
- parasitic infection caused by dracunculus medinensis [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
DO Cross reference
- dracunculiasis [DO Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Dracontiasis [ICD-9 code]
- Dracontiasis [MedDRA LLT]
- Dracunculiasis [ORDO Disease]
- Dracunculiasis [ICD-10 category]
- Dracunculiasis [ICD-11 Category]
- Dracunculiasis [ICD-10 category (who)]
- Dracunculiasis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Dracunculosis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- dracunculiasis [DO Concept]
- dracunculiasis [MeSH concept]
- dracunculiasis [MeSH Descriptor]
- infection by dracunculus medinensis [SNOMED Notion]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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