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balantidiasis

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Infection by parasites of the genus balantidium. The presence of Balantidium in the large intestine leads to diarrhea; dysentery; and occasionally ulcer. [ http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001447 ]

Term info

Label

balantidiasis

Synonyms
  • Balantidiasis
  • Balantidiasis (disorder)
  • balantidiasis
  • balantidiosis
  • ciliary dysentery
  • disease due to Balantidiidae (disorder)
database cross reference
Subsets

gard_rare, ordo_disease

closeMatch

http://identifiers.org/meddra/10004080

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_1223, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12386, https://icd.codes/icd10cm/A07.0, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/57725006, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0004692, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C84583, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D001447

has related synonym

Balantidium coli infection, B coli infection, large-intestinal infection with Balantidium coli, Balantidiases, Human balantidiasis

id

EFO:0007163

see also

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/809/balantidiasis

term editor

Sirarat Sarntivijai