Catalog

Echinococcus granulosus infection of lung

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Echinococcus granulosus infection of lung – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/708728085

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 lung.