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Parasitic disease

MedGen UID:: 45325
•Concept ID:: C0030499
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Disease, Parasitic; Diseases, Parasitic; Infection, Parasite; Infection, Parasitic; Infections, Parasite; Infections, Parasitic; Parasite Infection; Parasite Infections; Parasitic Disease; Parasitic Diseases; Parasitic Infection; Parasitic Infections
SNOMED CT:	Parasitic infectious disease (17322007); Parasite infestation (17322007); Parasitic disease (17322007); Infestation (17322007); Parasitosis (17322007)

Definition

Infections or infestations with PARASITES. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVParasitic disease

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Clinical finding
  - Finding by Cause
    - Infection
      - Parasitic disease
        Helminthiasis
        Cestode infection
        Diphyllobothriasis
        Echinococcosis
        Hymenolepiasis
        Monieziasis
        Taeniasis
        Distomatosis
        Clonorchiasis
        Dicrocoeliasis
        Echinostomiasis
        Fascioliasis
        Fascioloidiasis
        Infection by Paragonimus
        Opisthorchiasis
        Schistosomiasis
        Helminthiasis, Animal
        Dictyocaulus Infections
        Dirofilariasis
        Setariasis
        Strongyle Infections, Equine
        Toxocariasis
        Intestinal nematode infection
        Nematoda infectious disease
        Adenophorea Infections
        Creeping Eruption
        Secernentea Infections
        Liver Diseases, Parasitic
        Amebic liver abscess
        Echinococcosis of liver
        Mesomycetozoea Infections
        Rhinosporidiosis
        Opportunistic infection
        AIDS Associated Opportunistic Infection
        Disseminated cryptosporidium infection
        Invasive parasitic infection
        Opportunistic bacterial infection
        Acinetobacter infectious disease
        Disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection
        Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
        Infection due to encapsulated bacteria
        Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infectious disease
        Mycobacterium abscessus abscessus infection
        Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection
        Pulmonary tuberculosis
        Opportunistic fungal infection
        Coccidioidomycosis
        Esophageal candidiasis
        Histoplasmosis
        Phaeohyphomycosis
        Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
        Pneumocystosis
        Opportunistic viral infection
        Cytomegalovirus colitis
        Disseminated viral infection
        Recurrent opportunistic infections
        Superimposed infection
        Parasitemia
        Parasitic Diseases, Animal
        Protozoan Infections, Animal
        Babesiosis
        Cryptosporidiosis
        Infection by Trypanosoma equiperdum
        Theileriasis
        Toxoplasmosis, Animal
        Trypanosomiasis, Bovine
        Pythiosis
        Parasitic eye infection
        Acanthamoeba keratitis
        Ocular onchocerciasis
        Ocular toxoplasmosis
        Parasitic infection of central nervous system
        Central Nervous System Helminthiasis
        Cerebral cysticercosis
        Neuroschistosomiasis
        Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
        Cerebral malaria
        Cerebral toxoplasmosis
        Congenital toxoplasmosis
        Parasitic infection of lung
        Echinococcosis, Pulmonary
        Parasitic intestinal disease
        Amebic dysentery
        Anisakiasis
        Balantidiasis
        Dientamoebiasis
        Giardiasis
        Infection caused by Blastocystis
        Parasitic skin disease
        Leishmaniasis
        Cutaneous leishmaniasis
        Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
        Visceral leishmaniasis
        Lice infestation
        Onchocerciasis
        Parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease
        Dermatosis caused by flea
        Mite infestation
        Myiasis
        Tick infestation
        Scabies
        Norwegian scabies
        Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic
        Protozoan infection
        Amebiasis
        Infection by Entamoeba
        Ciliophora infectious disease
        Coccidiosis
        Cyclosporiasis
        Isosporiasis
        Sarcocystosis
        Toxoplasmosis
        Cyclosporosis
        Euglenozoa Infections
        Trypanosomiasis
        Malaria
        Blackwater fever
        Complicated malaria
        Malaria, Avian
        Plasmodium falciparum malaria
        Plasmodium malariae malaria
        Plasmodium vivax malaria
        Trichomoniasis
        Trichomonal vaginitis
        Trichomonas balanoposthitis
        Trichomonas cervicitis
        Trichomonas cystitis
        Trichomonas prostatitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Immunotherapy in treatment of leishmaniasis.

Akbari M, Oryan A, Hatam G
Immunol Lett 2021 May;233:80-86. Epub 2021 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2021.03.011. PMID: 33771555

Cavitary myiasis and its management.

Gour S, Ramesh G, Kumar V, Thapliyal GK, Nagarajappa R
J Exp Ther Oncol 2018 May;12(3):211-216. PMID: 29790312

Management of osseous cystic echinococcosis.

Monge-Maillo B, Chamorro Tojeiro S, López-Vélez R
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2017 Dec;15(12):1075-1082. Epub 2017 Nov 9 doi: 10.1080/14787210.2017.1401466. PMID: 29110551

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Epidemiology of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection.

Suwannatrai A, Saichua P, Haswell M
Adv Parasitol 2018;101:41-67. Epub 2018 May 29 doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2018.05.002. PMID: 29907255

Cavitary myiasis and its management.

Gour S, Ramesh G, Kumar V, Thapliyal GK, Nagarajappa R
J Exp Ther Oncol 2018 May;12(3):211-216. PMID: 29790312

Eosinophilia.

Kovalszki A, Weller PF
Prim Care 2016 Dec;43(4):607-617. Epub 2016 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2016.07.010. PMID: 27866580 Free PMC Article

Schistosomiasis chemotherapy.

Thétiot-Laurent SA, Boissier J, Robert A, Meunier B
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013 Jul 29;52(31):7936-56. Epub 2013 Jun 27 doi: 10.1002/anie.201208390. PMID: 23813602

Schistosomiasis.

Gryseels B
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2012 Jun;26(2):383-97. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2012.03.004. PMID: 22632645

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Diagnosis

Machine learning model for predicting malaria using clinical information.

Lee YW, Choi JW, Shin EH
Comput Biol Med 2021 Feb;129:104151. Epub 2020 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104151. PMID: 33290932

Pediatric angiostrongyliasis.

Lombard F, Basset D, Cambonie G, Bastien P, Jeziorski E
Med Sante Trop 2018 Feb 1;28(1):76-81. doi: 10.1684/mst.2018.0756. PMID: 29616650

Eosinophilia.

Kovalszki A, Weller PF
Prim Care 2016 Dec;43(4):607-617. Epub 2016 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2016.07.010. PMID: 27866580 Free PMC Article

Parasites.

Theel ES, Pritt BS
Microbiol Spectr 2016 Aug;4(4) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.DMIH2-0013-2015. PMID: 27726821

Visceral leishmaniasis.

van Griensven J, Diro E
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2012 Jun;26(2):309-22. Epub 2012 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2012.03.005. PMID: 22632641

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Therapy

Machine learning model for predicting malaria using clinical information.

Lee YW, Choi JW, Shin EH
Comput Biol Med 2021 Feb;129:104151. Epub 2020 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104151. PMID: 33290932

Neurocysticercosis.

Singhi P, Suthar R
Indian J Pediatr 2015 Feb;82(2):166-71. Epub 2014 Oct 10 doi: 10.1007/s12098-014-1576-3. PMID: 25297641

Human schistosomiasis.

Colley DG, Bustinduy AL, Secor WE, King CH
Lancet 2014 Jun 28;383(9936):2253-64. Epub 2014 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61949-2. PMID: 24698483 Free PMC Article

Visceral leishmaniasis.

van Griensven J, Diro E
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2012 Jun;26(2):309-22. Epub 2012 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2012.03.005. PMID: 22632641

Amoebiasis.

Stanley SL Jr
Lancet 2003 Mar 22;361(9362):1025-34. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12830-9. PMID: 12660071

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Prognosis

Machine learning model for predicting malaria using clinical information.

Lee YW, Choi JW, Shin EH
Comput Biol Med 2021 Feb;129:104151. Epub 2020 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104151. PMID: 33290932

Leishmania infection: painful or painless?

Borghi SM, Fattori V, Conchon-Costa I, Pinge-Filho P, Pavanelli WR, Verri WA Jr
Parasitol Res 2017 Feb;116(2):465-475. Epub 2016 Dec 9 doi: 10.1007/s00436-016-5340-7. PMID: 27933392

Neurocysticercosis: radiologic-pathologic correlation.

Kimura-Hayama ET, Higuera JA, Corona-Cedillo R, Chávez-Macías L, Perochena A, Quiroz-Rojas LY, Rodríguez-Carbajal J, Criales JL
Radiographics 2010 Oct;30(6):1705-19. doi: 10.1148/rg.306105522. PMID: 21071384

Scabies.

Heukelbach J, Feldmeier H
Lancet 2006 May 27;367(9524):1767-74. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68772-2. PMID: 16731272

Neurocysticercosis.

Garg RK
Postgrad Med J 1998 Jun;74(872):321-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.74.872.321. PMID: 9799883 Free PMC Article

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Clinical prediction guides

Machine learning model for predicting malaria using clinical information.

Lee YW, Choi JW, Shin EH
Comput Biol Med 2021 Feb;129:104151. Epub 2020 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104151. PMID: 33290932

Immune Evasion Strategies of Schistosomes.

Hambrook JR, Hanington PC
Front Immunol 2020;11:624178. Epub 2021 Feb 4 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.624178. PMID: 33613562 Free PMC Article

Host genetics in malaria: lessons from mouse studies.

Huang HM, McMorran BJ, Foote SJ, Burgio G
Mamm Genome 2018 Aug;29(7-8):507-522. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.1007/s00335-018-9744-9. PMID: 29594458

Leishmania infection: painful or painless?

Borghi SM, Fattori V, Conchon-Costa I, Pinge-Filho P, Pavanelli WR, Verri WA Jr
Parasitol Res 2017 Feb;116(2):465-475. Epub 2016 Dec 9 doi: 10.1007/s00436-016-5340-7. PMID: 27933392

Prediction and Prevention of Parasitic Diseases Using a Landscape Genomics Framework.

Schwabl P, Llewellyn MS, Landguth EL, Andersson B, Kitron U, Costales JA, Ocaña S, Grijalva MJ
Trends Parasitol 2017 Apr;33(4):264-275. Epub 2016 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.10.008. PMID: 27863902 Free PMC Article

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Recent systematic reviews

Neurocysticercosis: challenges in pediatric neurosurgery practice.

Yamaki VN, Telles JPM, Yamashita RHG, Matushita H
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Mar;39(3):743-750. Epub 2023 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05784-1. PMID: 36689000

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in hemodialysis patients in Iran.

Foroutan M, Rostami A, Majidiani H, Riahi SM, Khazaei S, Badri M, Yousefi E
Epidemiol Health 2018;40:e2018016. Epub 2018 Apr 23 doi: 10.4178/epih.e2018016. PMID: 29748456 Free PMC Article

Human cryptosporidiosis in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Berahmat R, Spotin A, Ahmadpour E, Mahami-Oskouei M, Rezamand A, Aminisani N, Ghojazadeh M, Ghoyounchi R, Mikaeili-Galeh T
Parasitol Res 2017 Apr;116(4):1111-1128. Epub 2017 Jan 21 doi: 10.1007/s00436-017-5376-3. PMID: 28110441

Self-Care for Management of Secondary Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.

Douglass J, Graves P, Gordon S
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016 Jun;10(6):e0004740. Epub 2016 Jun 8 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004740. PMID: 27275844 Free PMC Article

Treatments for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.

Peyron F, Wallon M, Liou C, Garner P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2000;1999(2):CD001684. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001684. PMID: 10796268 Free PMC Article

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Parasitic disease

Definition

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis

Therapy

Prognosis

Clinical prediction guides

Recent systematic reviews

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