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DOID:10080 - sparganosis
Disease Ontology Definition:A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection by the genus Spirometra. A painful nodule develops after the plerocercoid larvae migrate to the brain causing cerebral sparganosis. Subcutaneous tissue, breast, orbit, urinary tract, pleural cavity, lungs, abdominal viscera and inner ear can be infected.
Synonyms: Infection by Sparganum, Sparganosis, Sparganosis [larval diphyllobothriasis],
Xenbase Genes :
MONDO:0005963 - sparganosis |
Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD
Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s):
brain disease (is_a),
breast disease (is_a),
inner ear disease (is_a),
lung disease (is_a),
parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease (is_a),
urinary system disease (is_a)