<dermatology, microbiology> A migrating oedema, or creeping eruption, caused by cutaneous infection by larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum. ... Synonym: Yangtze oedema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(nath″o-sto-mi´ә-sis) infection with the nematode Gnathostoma spinigerum, acquired from eating undercooked fish infected with the larvae.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nath′ō-stō-mī′ă-sis Definitions: 1. A migrating edema, or creeping eruption, caused by cutaneous infection by larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum. Synonyms: Yangtze edema
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Gnathostomiasis: A disease due to the migration of an immature roundworm called Gnathostoma. Migration just under the skin causes migratory, painful, itchy swellings. Migration to other tissues can result in cough, blood in the urine, eye involvement and, most seriously, meningitis and encephalitis. People become infected by eating undercooked fish...
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gnathostomiasis A migrating edema, or creeping eruption, caused by cutaneous infection by larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum.
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