Diphyllobothriasis

Orpha code: 128OMIM code:

Definition

Bothriocephalosis is a mammalian cosmopolitan intestinal parasitosis. In addition to non-specific digestive problems (nausea, abdominal pain, lack of appetite), bothriocephalosis provokes an anaemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency that resembles Biermer anaemia (anaemia characterised by abnormally large red blood cells).

Disease data
Classification

Disease

Synonyms
Bothriocephalosis
Bothriocephalosis
ORPHA code
128
OMIM code
-
ICD10 code
B70.0
ICD11 code
1F71

No additional description.

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