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Descriptor in English: Cysticercosis
Descriptor in Spanish: Cisticercosis
Descriptor in Portuguese: Cisticercose
Descriptor in French: Cysticercose
Entry term(s): Cysticercoses
Tree number(s): C01.610.335.190.902.185
SP4.012.138.119.065
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.
Annotation: coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS is also available.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
See also the descriptors: Taenia MeSH
DeCS UI: 22410
Descriptor UI: D003551
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/12/04
Cysticercosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0005552
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.
Preferred term Cysticercosis
Entry term(s) Cysticercoses



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