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Descriptor English: Enterobiasis
Descriptor Spanish: Enterobiasis
Descriptor enterobiasis
Entry term(s) infección por Enterobius vermicularis
infección por Oxyuris vermicularis
infestación por oxiuros
Scope note: Infección por nematodos del género ENTEROBIUS. E. vermicularis, la lombriz del hombre, produce sensación de hormigueo y prurito. A consecuencia del prurito se producen signos de rascado en la zona y ocasionalmente escarificación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enterobíase
Descriptor French: Oxyurose
Entry term(s): Enterobiases
Enterobius vermicularis Infection
Enterobius vermicularis Infections
Infection, Enterobius vermicularis
Infection, Oxyuris vermicularis
Infection, Pinworm
Infections, Enterobius vermicularis
Infections, Oxyuris vermicularis
Infections, Pinworm
Oxyuris vermicularis Infection
Oxyuris vermicularis Infections
Pinworm Infection
Pinworm Infections
Tree number(s): C01.610.335.508.700.550.550.375
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017229
Scope note: Infection with nematodes of the genus ENTEROBIUS; E. vermicularis, the pinworm of man, causes a crawling sensation and pruritus. This condition results in scratching the area, occasionally causing scarification.
Annotation: nematode infect caused by Enterobius
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
Previous Indexing: Oxyuriasis (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93; was see OXYURIASIS 1975-92; was see under OXYURIASIS 1967-74
Online Note: use OXYURIASIS to search ENTEROBIASIS 1966-92
History Note: 93; was see OXYURIASIS 1975-92; was see under OXYURIASIS 1967-74
DeCS ID: 30738
Unique ID: D017229
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/08
Revision Date: 2017/06/20
Enterobiasis - Preferred
Concept UI M0026142
Scope note Infection with nematodes of the genus ENTEROBIUS; E. vermicularis, the pinworm of man, causes a crawling sensation and pruritus. This condition results in scratching the area, occasionally causing scarification.
Preferred term Enterobiasis
Entry term(s) Enterobiases
Enterobius vermicularis Infection
Enterobius vermicularis Infections
Infection, Enterobius vermicularis
Infection, Oxyuris vermicularis
Infection, Pinworm
Infections, Enterobius vermicularis
Infections, Oxyuris vermicularis
Infections, Pinworm
Oxyuris vermicularis Infection
Oxyuris vermicularis Infections
Pinworm Infection
Pinworm Infections



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