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Descriptor English: Myositis
Descriptor Spanish: Miositis
Descriptor miositis
Entry term(s) miopatía inflamatoria
miositis focal
miositis infecciosa
Scope note: Inflamación de un músculo o del tejido muscular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Miosite
Descriptor French: Myosite
Entry term(s): Focal Myositides
Focal Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
Infectious Myositides
Infectious Myositis
Inflammatory Muscle Disease
Inflammatory Muscle Diseases
Inflammatory Myopathies
Inflammatory Myopathies, Idiopathic
Inflammatory Myopathy
Inflammatory Myopathy, Idiopathic
Muscle Disease, Inflammatory
Muscle Diseases, Inflammatory
Myopathies, Idiopathic Inflammatory
Myopathies, Inflammatory
Myopathy, Idiopathic Inflammatory
Myopathy, Inflammatory
Myositides
Myositides, Focal
Myositides, Infectious
Myositides, Proliferative
Myositis, Focal
Myositis, Infectious
Myositis, Proliferative
Proliferative Myositides
Proliferative Myositis
Tree number(s): C05.651.594
C10.668.491.562
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009220
Scope note: Inflammation of a muscle or muscle tissue.
Annotation: note many specific myositis terms are available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: MYOSITIS, EOSINOPHILIC was heading 1970-1980
History Note: MYOSITIS, EOSINOPHILIC was heading 1970-1980
DeCS ID: 9411
Unique ID: D009220
NLM Classification: WE 550
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Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Myositis - Preferred
Concept UI M0014368
Scope note Inflammation of a muscle or muscle tissue.
Preferred term Myositis
Entry term(s) Inflammatory Muscle Disease
Inflammatory Muscle Diseases
Inflammatory Myopathies
Inflammatory Myopathy
Muscle Disease, Inflammatory
Muscle Diseases, Inflammatory
Myopathies, Inflammatory
Myopathy, Inflammatory
Myositides
Myositis, Proliferative - Narrower
Concept UI M0335631
Preferred term Myositis, Proliferative
Entry term(s) Myositides, Proliferative
Proliferative Myositides
Proliferative Myositis
Myositis, Infectious - Narrower
Concept UI M0335632
Preferred term Myositis, Infectious
Entry term(s) Infectious Myositides
Infectious Myositis
Myositides, Infectious
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - Narrower
Concept UI M0335633
Preferred term Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Entry term(s) Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
Inflammatory Myopathies, Idiopathic
Inflammatory Myopathy, Idiopathic
Myopathies, Idiopathic Inflammatory
Myopathy, Idiopathic Inflammatory
Myositis, Focal - Narrower
Concept UI M0335630
Preferred term Myositis, Focal
Entry term(s) Focal Myositides
Focal Myositis
Myositides, Focal



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