alveolar echinococcosis (DOID:12148)
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Synonyms: alveolococcosis; echinococcus multilocularis infection; Multilocular hydatid; small fox tapeworm
Alt IDs: DOID:12147, DOID:2774, ICD10CM:B67.7, ICD9CM:122.7, MESH:C536591, UMLS_CUI:C0152069
Definition: An echinococcosis that is caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis affecting the liver as a slow growing, destructive tumor, with abdominal pain, biliary obstruction, and occasionally metastatic lesions into the lungs and brain.