Filariasis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

infections with nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea; presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis; organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischaemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.

exclusions

• Onchocerciasis  (1F6A)

sections/codes in this section (1F66-1F66)

• Loiasis  (1F66.0)
• Mansonelliasis  (1F66.1)
• Filariasis due to Brugia species  (1F66.2)
• Lymphatic filariasis  (1F66.3)
• Subcutaneous dirofilariasis  (1F66.4)
• Other specified filariasis  (1F66.Y)
• Filariasis, unspecified  (1F66.Z)

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