raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:658913

Paragonimiasis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Status
active

A rare parasitic disease characterized by infection with various species of the trematode genus <i>Paragonimus</i> through ingestion of contaminated crabs or crayfish. Infection occurs primarily in the lungs and pleura of affected individuals, presenting with a pulmonary disease resembling tuberculosis (including chest pain, cough, and hemoptysis). The parasite also frequently invades other organs, including the brain, spinal cord, and abdominal organs, and causes respective signs and symptoms.

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Names in Orphadata languages

10 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enParagonimiasis
frParagonimose
deParagonimiasisOrientalischer-Lungenegel-Infektion
esParagonimiasis
itParagonimiasi
nlParagonimiasisInfectie door Paragonimus · Infectie door longbot
ptParagonimíase
plParagonimoza
csParagonimóza
ukПарагоніміаз

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10B66.4Especificvalidated
ICD-111F85Especificvalidated
MONDO0005895Evalidated
MONDO5895Evalidated
UMLSC0030424Evalidated
MedDRA10033794Evalidated

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

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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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