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  2. Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia

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    Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever, [1] [2] [9] is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. [5] The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. [5] Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. [5]

  3. Rheumatoid nodulosis - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms [ edit ] The classic description of rheumatoid nodulosis in adults is that it is a variation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that appears as a proliferation of subcutaneous nodules , frequently on the hands and feet, linked to palindromic rheumatism without loss of joint function and with minimal to no systemic symptoms.

  4. Schistosoma intercalatum - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of all forms of schistosomiasis are caused by the immune system's reaction to the eggs, rather than the adult worms themselves. [5] A few hours to days after cercariae invade the skin, some people experience pruritus and raised papules at the site of penetration. This is called cercarial dermatitis, also known as swimmer's itch.

  5. Schistosoma mansoni - Wikipedia

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    The adult lives in the blood vessels (mesenteric veins) near the human intestine. It causes intestinal schistosomiasis (similar to S. japonicum, S. mekongi, S. guineensis, and S. intercalatum). Clinical symptoms are caused by the eggs. As the leading cause of schistosomiasis in the world, it is the most prevalent parasite in humans.

  6. List of ICD-9 codes 001–139: infectious and parasitic ...

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    This is a shortened version of the first chapter of the ICD-9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. It covers ICD codes 001 to 139. The full chapter can be found on pages 49 to 99 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.

  7. Helminthiasis - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms of helminthiasis depend on a number of factors including: the site of the infestation within the body; the type of worm involved; the number of worms and their volume; the type of damage the infesting worms cause; and, the immunological response of the body. Where the burden of parasites in the body is light, there may be ...

  8. Enteropathic arthropathy - Wikipedia

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    Arthralgia, as well as arthritis, are the sole signs in 67% of patients, and they may appear years before other symptoms. [11] A case series comprising twenty-five patients with Whipple's disease -related arthropathy revealed that symmetric migratory polyarthritis , primarily affecting the knees, ankles, and wrists, was the most prevalent ...

  9. Swimmer's itch - Wikipedia

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    Swimmer's itch, cercarial dermatitis or schistosome dermatitis is a short-term allergic contact dermatitis occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by water-borne schistosomes, a type of flatworm.