Therapy with Helminths
"Therapy with Helminths" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The treatment of immune system diseases by deliberate infestation with helminths. This therapy is partly based on the HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS which states that the absence of parasites increases immune dysregulation because of the lack of stimulation of REGULATORY T-CELLS.
| Descriptor ID |
D061147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.960
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| Concept/Terms |
Therapy with Helminths- Therapy with Helminths
- Therapy with Helminth
- Helminthic Therapy
- Helminthic Therapies
- Therapies, Helminthic
- Therapy, Helminthic
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Zeynalyan AA, Kolasani B, Naik C, Sigakis CJG, Silhan L, Mathai SK. Rapidly progressive respiratory failure after helminth larvae ingestion. BMC Pulm Med. 2021 Dec 20; 21(1):422.