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
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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