urinary schistosomiasis (DOID:1394)
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Synonyms: bladder Schistosomiasis; cystitis with bilharziasis; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosoma haematobium infection; Schistosoma Hematobium Infection; Schistosoma hematobium infectious disease; Schistosomiasis due to schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiasis of bladder; Vesical schistosomiasis
Alt IDs: ICD9CM:120.0, ICD9CM_2006:120.0, MESH:D012553, NCI:C39294, UMLS_CUI:C0276926
Definition: A schistosomiasis that involves parasitic infection of the urinary tract caused by a digenetic trematode Schistosoma haematobium causing cystitis, ureteritis, fibrosis of the bladder and haematuria, which can progress to bladder cancer.