H01098 | |
H number | H01098 |
Name | Pentastomiasis |
Description | Pentastomiasis is an unusual parasitic zoonosis caused by the larval stages of pentastomes (tongue worms), generally limited to the tropics and subtropical areas. Its definitive hosts are reptiles whilst humans serve as rare intermediate hosts. Infection is usually asymptomatic. |
Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
Network | - |
Gene | - |
Pathogen | Armillifer armillatus Armillifer grandis Armillifer moniliformis Armillifer agkistrodontis Porocephalus crotali Linguatula serrata |
Env factor | - |
Carcinogen | - |
Drug | - |
Comment | - |
Other DBs | ICD-11: 1G0Z ICD-10: B88.8 |
Reference | PMID:22191176 AUTHORS Pantchev N, Tappe D TITLE Pentastomiasis and other parasitic zoonoses from reptiles and amphibians. JOURNAL Berl Munch Tierarztl Wochenschr 124:528-35 (2011) DOI:10.2376/0005-9366-124-528 PMID:18576869 AUTHORS Yao MH, Wu F, Tang LF TITLE Human pentastomiasis in China: case report and literature review. JOURNAL J Parasitol 94:1295-8 (2008) DOI:10.1645/GE-1597.1 PMID:19238218 AUTHORS Tappe D, Buttner DW TITLE Diagnosis of human visceral pentastomiasis. JOURNAL PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e320 (2009) DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000320 |