capillariasis

A disease caused by infection with nematodes of the genus Capillaria.

- intestinal c. a spruelike diarrheal disease caused by infection with Capillaria philippinensis, large populations of which are built up by internal autoinfection in the intestinal mucosa; characterized by abdominal pain, edema, diarrhea, cachexia, hypoproteinemia, hypotension, cardiac failure, and hyporeflexia; severe infection is often manifested as a fulminating disorder that may be fatal.

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ca·pil·la·ri·a·sis kə-.pil-ə-'rī-ə-səs also cap·il·lar·i·o·sis .kap-ə-.ler-ē-'ō-səs n, pl -a·ses -ə-.sēz also -o·ses -'ō-.sēz infestation with or disease caused by nematode worms of the genus Capillaria

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cap·il·la·ri·a·sis (kap″ĭ-lə-riґə-sis) infection with nematodes of the genus Capillaria. In humans this is most often intestinal infestation with C. philippinensis, with symptoms including severe diarrhea, malabsorption, malaise, and sometimes death. In birds the infecting species is C. contorta, and in many mammals (but only occasionally humans) it is C. hepatica.