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BANCROFTIAN ELEPHANTIASIS
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Descriptor
English
:
Elephantiasis, Filarial
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Elefantiasis Filarial
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Elefantíase Filarial
Synonyms
English
:
Filarial Elephantiasis
Lymphatic Filariasis
Bancroftian Elephantiasis
Elephantiasis, Bancroftian
Filariasis, Lymphatic
Tree Number:
C03.335.508.700.750.361.350
C15.604.496.320.350
Definition
English
:
Parasitic infestation of the human
lymphatic system
by
WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI
or
BRUGIA MALAYI
. It is also called lymphatic
filariasis.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
specify
BRUGIA
or species or
WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI
(IM) if pertinent; drug ther: consider
FILARICIDES
History Note
English
:
91(87); was see under FILARIASIS 1988-90; was see under LYMPHEDEMA 1987
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
congenital
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
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embryology
enzymology
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history
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metabolism
microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
transmission
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
19159
Unique Identifier:
D004605
Occurrence in VHL
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