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Descriptor
English
:
Onchocerciasis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Oncocercosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Oncocercose
Tree Number:
C03.335.508.700.750.361.699
C03.858.650
C17.800.838.775.690
SP4.001.012.118.099
Definition
English
:
Infection with nematodes of the genus
ONCHOCERCA
. Characteristics include the presence of firm subcutaneous nodules filled with
adult
worms,
PRURITUS
, and ocular lesions.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
for
drug therapy
of
onchocerciasis
, consider
FILARICIDES
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
congenital
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
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enzymology
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etiology
genetics
history
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metabolism
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mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
transmission
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
10039
Unique Identifier:
D009855
Occurrence in VHL
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