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toxocariasis
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A parasitic infection caused by worms found in domestic animals. In humans nematode larvae enter the portal system from the small intestine and disseminate in visceral organs causing inflammatory reactions. Signs and symptoms include eosinophilia, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and lung infections. [ ]
Term info
Label
toxocariasis
Synonyms
- Infection by Toxascaris (disorder)
- Larva Migrans, Visceral
- Toxocara caused disease or disorder
- Toxocara disease or disorder
- Toxocara infection
- Toxocara infectious disease
- infection by Toxascaris
- toxocariasis
- visceral larva migrans
Subsets
ordo_disease
closeMatch
http://identifiers.org/meddra/10044269
exactMatch
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/406619001, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_9790, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C34758, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D014120, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_3343, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0040553
id
EFO:0007516
term editor
Sirarat Sarntivijai
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