raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:401

Hymenolepiasis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Hymenolepiasis is a cosmopolitan parasitosis caused by a hymenolepidid tapeworm infection, most commonly <i>Hymenolepis nana</i>, that is reported worldwide but particularly in tropical and subtropical countries and which is usually asymptomatic but in severe cases can also manifest with nausea, abdominal pain, anorexia, diarrhea and overall weakness.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enHymenolepiasis
frHyménolépiose
deHymenolepiasis
esHimenolepiasis
itImenolepiasi
nlHymenolepiasisHymenolepiase
ptHimenolepiose
plHymenolepioza
csHymenolepióza
ukГіменолепіаз
zh膜壳绦虫病
trHimenolepiyaz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10B71.0Especificvalidated
ICD-111F74Especificvalidated
MONDO0005802Evalidated
MeSHD006925Evalidated
UMLSC0020413Evalidated
GARD2787Evalidated
MedDRA10020546Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card