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Descriptor English:   Cysticercosis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cisticercosis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cisticercose 
Tree Number:   C03.335.190.902.185
SP4.001.012.138.119.065
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS is also available.
See Related English:   Taenia
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   22410 
Unique Identifier:   D003551 

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