Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti

Description

This is a parasitic disease (usually an infectious tropical disease) that is caused by thread-like nematodes (roundworms) belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea, also known as "filariae".

Index terms

Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti
Bancroftian filariasis
Wuchereriosis

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Chylocele of tunica vaginalis in filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti

Inclusions

Bancroftian filariasis

Exclusions from above levels

BD93.13 – Lymphoedema due to lymphatic filariasis
1F6A – Onchocerciasis
NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1F66.31 – Filariasis due to Brugia malayi
1F66.32 – Filariasis due to Brugia timori
1F66.3Z – Lymphatic filariasis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1592269710

Part of: 1F66.3: Lymphatic filariasis › 1F66: Filariasis › 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases