FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term sparganosis ID (Ontology) DOID:10080 (Human Disease)
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.
Also Known As "Infection by Sparganum"
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lower respiratory tract disease
 |__lung disease________________________________
parasitic infectious disease                    |
 |__parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease__|
auditory system disease                         |
 |__inner ear disease___________________________|
central nervous system disease                  |
 |__brain disease_______________________________|
disease of anatomical entity                    |
 |__urinary system disease______________________|
 |__breast disease______________________________|
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Is a urinary system disease
inner ear disease
breast disease
lung disease
parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease
brain disease
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ICD10CM:B70.1
ICD9CM:123.5
MESH:D013031
NCI:C35030
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:187152002
UMLS_CUI:C0037753