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Preferred term

Cysticercosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Coenuri Infection
  • Coenuri Infections
  • Coenuroses
  • Coenurosis
  • Coenurus Infection
  • Coenurus Infections
  • Infection, Coenuri
  • Infection, Coenurus

Note

  • coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS is also available.

Scope note

  • Infection with CYSTICERCUS, the larval form of the various tapeworms of the genus Taenia (usually T. solium in man). In humans they penetrate the intestinal wall and invade subcutaneous tissue, brain, eye, muscle, heart, liver, lung, and peritoneum. Brain involvement results in NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS.

In other languages

  • systiserkoosi

    Finnish

  • cysticercosis
  • cysticercosis non specificata
  • cysticerkos
  • kystikerkoosi
  • kystiserkoosi
  • matorakkulasairaus
  • matorakkulatauti
  • määrittämätön systiserkoosi
  • Taenia solium -madon toukkamuodon aiheuttama tartuntatauti
  • Cysticerkos

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003551

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