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Descriptor
English
:
Elephantiasis, Filarial
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Filariasis Linfática
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Filariose Linfática
Synonyms
English
:
Filarial Elephantiasis
Lymphatic Filariasis
Bancroftian Elephantiasis
Elephantiasis, Bancroftian
Filariasis, Lymphatic
Tree Number:
C03.335.508.700.750.361.350
C15.604.496.490
Definition
English
:
Parasitic infestation of the human
lymphatic system
by
WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI
or
BRUGIA MALAYI
. It is also called lymphatic
filariasis.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with
NEGLECTED DISEASES
if pertinent; coordinate with
BRUGIA MALAYI
or
WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI
if pertinent
History Note
English
:
91(87); was see under FILARIASIS 1988-90; was see under LYMPHEDEMA 1987
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:
19159
Unique Identifier:
D004605
Occurrence in VHL
:
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