Chapter 1 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)»Helminthiases (B65-B83)»Cysticercosis (B69)

B69

Cysticercosis

Sub-codes (4)

B69.0 Cysticercosis of central nervous system
1 indication for 10 drugs
B69.1 Cysticercosis of eye
B69.8 Cysticercosis of other sites
B69.9 Cysticercosis, unspecified

Related indications (MeSH) (1)

Cysticercosis3 drugs (3 approved)

Infection with CYSTICERCUS, the larval form of the various tapeworms of the genus Taenia (usually T. solium in man). In humans they penetrate the intestinal wall and invade subcutaneous tissue, brain, eye, muscle, heart, liver, lung, and peritoneum. Brain involvement results in NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS.