Catalog

Echinococcus granulosus infection of bone

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Echinococcus granulosus infection of bone – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1586693610

This is a cyclophyllid cestode that parasitizes the small intestine of canids as an adult, but which has important intermediate hosts such as livestock and humans, where it causes hydatid disease. This diagnosis is with infection of the bone.