oesophagostomiasis (DOID:3983)
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Synonyms: Infection by Oesophagostomum
Alt IDs: MESH:D009814, UMLS_CUI:C0028887
Definition: A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves infection of the intestine in goats, pigs and humans by the nematode Oesophagostomum bifurcum. The symptoms are a low-grade fever, tenderness in the lower-right quadrant and painless cutaneous masses in the lower abdominal region. Rarely, Oesophagostomum spp will perforate the bowel wall, causing purulent peritonitis or migrate to the skin, producing cutaneous nodules.