| H01137 | |
| H number | H01137 |
| Name | Baylisascariasis |
| Description | Baylisascariasis is a parasitic infection caused by Baylisascaris procyonis, a large nematodes of the order Ascaridida. The full clinical spectrum of human baylisascariasis includes visceral larva migrans, neural larva migrans, and ocular larva migrans. Neural larva migrans can lead to severe neurologic disease such as eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans. |
| Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Baylisascaris procyonis |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Definitive host: North American raccoon (Procyon lotor) |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F6Y |
| Reference | PMID:16223954 AUTHORS Gavin PJ, Kazacos KR, Shulman ST TITLE Baylisascariasis. JOURNAL Clin Microbiol Rev 18:703-18 (2005) DOI:10.1128/CMR.18.4.703-718.2005 PMID:15715975 AUTHORS Wise ME, Sorvillo FJ, Shafir SC, Ash LR, Berlin OG TITLE Severe and fatal central nervous system disease in humans caused by Baylisascaris procyonis, the common roundworm of raccoons: a review of current literature. JOURNAL Microbes Infect 7:317-23 (2005) DOI:10.1016/j.micinf.2004.12.005 |