sparganosis NCI:C35030 MESH:D013031 ICD10CM:B70.1 UMLS_CUI:C0037753 ICD9CM:123.5 SNOMEDCT_US_2020_03_01:187152002 DOID:10080 A parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease that involves parasitic infection by the genus Spirometra. A painful nodule develops after the plerocercoid larvae migrate to the brain causing cerebral sparganosis. Subcutaneous tissue, breast, orbit, urinary tract, pleural cavity, lungs, abdominal viscera and inner ear can be infected. Infection by Sparganum MESH:D013031 Sparganosis disease_ontology urinary system disease inner ear disease breast disease lung disease parasitic helminthiasis infectious disease brain disease