| Descriptor English: | Elephantiasis | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Elefantiasis
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Elefantíase | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Éléphantiasis | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Bigfoot Disease Bigfoot Diseases Disease, Bigfoot Disease, Microcrystal Diseases, Bigfoot Diseases, Microcrystal Elephantiases Elephantiases, Endemic Elephantiases, Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosas Elephantiasis, Endemic Elephantiasis, Endemic Non-Filarial Endemic Elephantiases Endemic Elephantiasis Endemic Non Filarial Elephantiasis Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiases Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis Lymphostatic Verrucoses Lymphostatic Verrucosis Microcrystal Disease Microcrystal Diseases Mossy foot Mossy foots Non-Filarial Elephantiases, Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis, Endemic Nostras Verrucosa, Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosas, Elephantiasis Podoconioses Podoconiosis Verrucosa, Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosas, Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucoses, Lymphostatic Verrucosis, Lymphostatic foot, Mossy foots, Mossy |
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| Tree number(s): |
C15.604.496.320 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004604 | ||||
| Scope note: | Hypertrophy and thickening of tissues from causes other than filarial infection, the latter being described as ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL. |
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| Annotation: | ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL is also available |
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| 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 |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under LYMPHEDEMA 1975-90; was see FILARIASIS & LYMPHEDEMA 1963-74 |
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| Online Note: | search FILARIASIS & LYMPHEDEMA 1966-74 |
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under LYMPHEDEMA 1975-90; was see FILARIASIS & LYMPHEDEMA 1963-74 |
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| DeCS ID: | 4677 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D004604 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WH 700 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2012/12/04 |
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Elephantiasis
- Preferred
Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa
- Related but not broader or narrower
Podoconiosis
- Narrower
Endemic Elephantiasis
- Narrower
Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis
- Related but not broader or narrower
Bigfoot Disease
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0007229 |
| Scope note | Hypertrophy and thickening of tissues from causes other than filarial infection, the latter being described as ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL. |
| Preferred term | Elephantiasis |
| Entry term(s) |
Elephantiases |
| Concept UI |
M0562430 |
| Preferred term | Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosa |
| Entry term(s) |
Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosas Nostras Verrucosa, Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosas, Elephantiasis Verrucosa, Elephantiasis Nostras Verrucosas, Elephantiasis Nostras |
| Concept UI |
M0568420 |
| Scope note | Nonfilarial, noninfective, usually crystalline blockage of the limb lymphatics, almost always affecting the lower limbs and especially the feet. |
| Preferred term | Podoconiosis |
| Entry term(s) |
Disease, Microcrystal Diseases, Microcrystal Lymphostatic Verrucoses Lymphostatic Verrucosis Microcrystal Disease Microcrystal Diseases Mossy foot Mossy foots Podoconioses Verrucoses, Lymphostatic Verrucosis, Lymphostatic foot, Mossy foots, Mossy |
| Concept UI |
M0568542 |
| Preferred term | Endemic Elephantiasis |
| Entry term(s) |
Elephantiases, Endemic Elephantiasis, Endemic Endemic Elephantiases |
| Concept UI |
M0562428 |
| Preferred term | Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis |
| Entry term(s) |
Elephantiases, Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis, Endemic Non-Filarial Endemic Non Filarial Elephantiasis Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiases Non-Filarial Elephantiases, Endemic Non-Filarial Elephantiasis, Endemic |
| Concept UI |
M0568541 |
| Preferred term | Bigfoot Disease |
| Entry term(s) |
Bigfoot Diseases Disease, Bigfoot Diseases, Bigfoot |
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