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Parasitic infection

MedGen UID:: 196662
•Concept ID:: C0747256
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonym:	Parasitic infectious disease
SNOMED CT:	Parasitic infection (17322007)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0005135

Definition

A successful invasion of a host by an organism that uses the host for food and shelter. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVParasitic infection

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Pathological process
  - Disease Attributes
    - Infectious disease
      - Parasitic infection
        Amebiasis
        Acanthamoeba keratitis
        Amebic dysentery
        Amebic liver abscess
        Infection by Entamoeba
        Infection caused by Blastocystis
        Ancylostomiasis
        Ancylostomiasis caused by Ancylostoma braziliense
        Ancylostomiasis caused by Ancylostoma ceylonicum
        Ancylostomiasis caused by Ancylostoma duodenale
        Angiostrongyliasis
        Anisakiasis
        Ascariasis
        Babesiosis
        Balantidiasis
        Baylisascariasis
        Cerebral cysticercosis
        Cysticercosis
        Dipetalonemiasis
        Diphyllobothriasis
        Sparganosis
        Disease caused by Ancylostomatoidea
        Necatoriasis
        Disease due to superfamily Filarioidea
        Acanthocheilonemiases
        Dirofilariasis
        Filarial elephantiasis
        Infection by Dracunculus medinensis
        Loiasis
        Mansonella ozzardi infection
        Mansonelliasis
        Onchocerciasis
        Ocular onchocerciasis
        Setariasis
        Echinococcosis
        Echinococcosis of liver
        Echinococcosis, Pulmonary
        Enterobiasis
        Fascioliasis
        Fasciolopsiasis
        Gnathomiasis
        Helminthiasis
        Cestode infection
        Hymenolepiasis
        Monieziasis
        Taeniasis
        Distomatosis
        Clonorchiasis
        Dicrocoeliasis
        Echinostomiasis
        Fascioloidiasis
        Infection by Paragonimus
        Opisthorchiasis
        Schistosomiasis
        Helminthiasis, Animal
        Dictyocaulus Infections
        Strongyle Infections, Equine
        Toxocariasis
        Intestinal nematode infection
        Nematoda infectious disease
        Adenophorea Infections
        Creeping Eruption
        Secernentea Infections
        Heterophyiasis
        Human African trypanosomiasis
        Infection by larvae of Trichinella
        Infection by Metagonimus yokogawai
        Infection by Opisthorchis viverrini
        Infection by Strongyloides
        Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi
        Chagas cardiomyopathy
        Isosporiasis
        AIDS-Related Isosporiasis
        Larva migrans, visceral
        Leishmaniasis
        Cutaneous leishmaniasis
        American mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
        Asian desert cutaneous leishmaniasis
        Leishmaniasis, diffuse cutaneous
        Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
        Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
        Visceral leishmaniasis
        Lice infestation
        Malaria
        Blackwater fever
        Cerebral malaria
        Complicated malaria
        Malaria, Avian
        Plasmodium falciparum malaria
        Plasmodium malariae malaria
        Plasmodium vivax malaria
        Myiasis
        Cavitary myiasis
        Hypodermyiasis
        Screw Worm Infection
        Parasitic endophthalmitis
        Protozoan infection
        Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections
        Cerebral toxoplasmosis
        Congenital toxoplasmosis
        Ciliophora infectious disease
        Coccidiosis
        Cryptosporidiosis
        Cyclosporiasis
        Sarcocystosis
        Toxoplasmosis
        Cyclosporosis
        Dientamoebiasis
        Euglenozoa Infections
        Trypanosomiasis
        Giardiasis
        Protozoan Infections, Animal
        Infection by Trypanosoma equiperdum
        Theileriasis
        Toxoplasmosis, Animal
        Trypanosomiasis, Bovine
        Trichomoniasis
        Trichomonal vaginitis
        Trichomonas balanoposthitis
        Trichomonas cervicitis
        Trichomonas cystitis
        Trichomonas prostatitis
        Trichuriasis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chagas Disease: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

Swett MC, Rayes DL, Campos SV, Kumar RN
Curr Cardiol Rep 2024 Oct;26(10):1105-1112. Epub 2024 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s11886-024-02113-7. PMID: 39115799

Nanotechnology-aided diagnosis, treatment and prevention of leishmaniasis.

Kammona O, Tsanaktsidou E
Int J Pharm 2021 Aug 10;605:120761. Epub 2021 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120761. PMID: 34081999

Iron deficiency: new insights into diagnosis and treatment.

Camaschella C
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2015;2015:8-13. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2015.1.8. PMID: 26637694

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Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Comparison of topical benzyl benzoate vs. oral ivermectin in treating scabies: A randomized study.

Meyersburg D, Welponer T, Kaiser A, Selhofer S, Tatarski R, Handisurya A, Bauer JW
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2023 Jan;37(1):160-165. Epub 2022 Sep 23 doi: 10.1111/jdv.18573. PMID: 36097258 Free PMC Article

Ivermectin and permethrin for treating scabies.

Rosumeck S, Nast A, Dressler C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Apr 2;4(4):CD012994. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012994. PMID: 29608022 Free PMC Article

Protozoan Parasites.

Custodio H
Pediatr Rev 2016 Feb;37(2):59-69; quiz 70-1. doi: 10.1542/pir.2015-0006. PMID: 26834225

Iron deficiency: new insights into diagnosis and treatment.

Camaschella C
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2015;2015:8-13. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2015.1.8. PMID: 26637694

Chagas disease.

Rassi A Jr, Rassi A, Marin-Neto JA
Lancet 2010 Apr 17;375(9723):1388-402. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60061-X. PMID: 20399979

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Prognosis

Toxoplasmosis in Germany.

Pleyer U, Gross U, Schlüter D, Wilking H, Seeber F
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 Jun 21;116(25):435-444. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0435. PMID: 31423982 Free PMC Article

Human African trypanosomiasis.

Büscher P, Cecchi G, Jamonneau V, Priotto G
Lancet 2017 Nov 25;390(10110):2397-2409. Epub 2017 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31510-6. PMID: 28673422

Protozoan Parasites.

Custodio H
Pediatr Rev 2016 Feb;37(2):59-69; quiz 70-1. doi: 10.1542/pir.2015-0006. PMID: 26834225

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome.

Curtis C, Ogbogu P
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2016 Apr;50(2):240-51. doi: 10.1007/s12016-015-8506-7. PMID: 26475367

Eosinophilic pneumonias.

Cottin V, Cordier JF
Allergy 2005 Jul;60(7):841-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00812.x. PMID: 15932372

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Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of topical benzyl benzoate vs. oral ivermectin in treating scabies: A randomized study.

Circadian rhythms in adaptive immunity.

Downton P, Early JO, Gibbs JE
Immunology 2020 Dec;161(4):268-277. Epub 2020 Jan 19 doi: 10.1111/imm.13167. PMID: 31837013 Free PMC Article

Toxoplasmosis in Germany.

Pleyer U, Gross U, Schlüter D, Wilking H, Seeber F
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 Jun 21;116(25):435-444. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0435. PMID: 31423982 Free PMC Article

Protozoan Parasites.

Custodio H
Pediatr Rev 2016 Feb;37(2):59-69; quiz 70-1. doi: 10.1542/pir.2015-0006. PMID: 26834225

Granulomatous liver disease.

Bhardwaj SS, Saxena R, Kwo PY
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2009 Feb;11(1):42-9. doi: 10.1007/s11894-009-0007-5. PMID: 19166658

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Recent systematic reviews

Impact of parasitic infection on mental health and illness in humans in Africa: a systematic review.

Lampard-Scotford AR, McCauley A, Kuebel JA, Ibbott R, Mutapi F
Parasitology 2022 Jul;149(8):1003-1018. Epub 2022 Feb 14 doi: 10.1017/S0031182022000166. PMID: 35549773 Free PMC Article

Leishmaniasis and Trace Element Alterations: a Systematic Review.

Taghipour A, Abdoli A, Ramezani A, Abolghazi A, Mofazzal Jahromi MA, Maani S, Heidar Nejadi SM, Rasti S, Shams M, Ghasemi E
Biol Trace Elem Res 2021 Oct;199(10):3918-3938. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1007/s12011-020-02505-0. PMID: 33405078

Ivermectin and permethrin for treating scabies.

Rosumeck S, Nast A, Dressler C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Apr 2;4(4):CD012994. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012994. PMID: 29608022 Free PMC Article

Intestinal parasitic infections in Iranian preschool and school children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Daryani A, Hosseini-Teshnizi S, Hosseini SA, Ahmadpour E, Sarvi S, Amouei A, Mizani A, Gholami S, Sharif M
Acta Trop 2017 May;169:69-83. Epub 2017 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.01.019. PMID: 28130101

Toxoplasmosis and epilepsy--systematic review and meta analysis.

Ngoungou EB, Bhalla D, Nzoghe A, Dardé ML, Preux PM
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015 Feb;9(2):e0003525. Epub 2015 Feb 19 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003525. PMID: 25695802 Free PMC Article

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