Filariasis due to Brugia malayi

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". This diagnosis is due to a nematode (roundworm), one of the three causative agents of lymphatic filariasis in humans.

Index terms

Filariasis due to Brugia malayi
Brugiosis
Malayan 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

1F66.30 – Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti
1F66.32 – Filariasis due to Brugia timori
1F66.3Z – Lymphatic filariasis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Filariasis due to Brugia malayi – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1000592924

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