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Descriptor English: Penile Induration
Descriptor Spanish: Induración Peniana
Descriptor induración peneana
Entry term(s) cavernitis fibrosa
enfermedad de Peyronie
induración del pene
Scope note: Enfermedad de etiología desconocida en la que se encuentran placas o bandas de tejido fibroso denso que producen induración de los cuerpos cavernosos del pene. La afección produce una deformidad dolorosa y en ocasiones se observa en casos de CONTRACTURA DE DUPUYTREN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Induração Peniana
Descriptor French: Induration plastique des corps caverneux du pénis
Entry term(s): Cavernitides, Fibrous
Cavernitis, Fibrous
Fibromatosis, Penile
Fibrous Cavernitides
Fibrous Cavernitis
Penile Fibromatosis
Peyronie Disease
Peyronie's Disease
Peyronies Disease
Plastic Induration of the Penis
Tree number(s): C12.100.500.494.508
C12.200.294.494.508
C17.300.715
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010411
Scope note: A condition characterized by hardening of the PENIS due to the formation of fibrous plaques on the dorsolateral aspect of the PENIS, usually involving the membrane (tunica albuginea) surrounding the erectile tissue (corpus cavernosum penis). This may eventually cause a painful deformity of the shaft or constriction of the urethra, or both.
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
DeCS ID: 10604
Unique ID: D010411
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Penile Induration - Preferred
Concept UI M0016159
Scope note A condition characterized by hardening of the PENIS due to the formation of fibrous plaques on the dorsolateral aspect of the PENIS, usually involving the membrane (tunica albuginea) surrounding the erectile tissue (corpus cavernosum penis). This may eventually cause a painful deformity of the shaft or constriction of the urethra, or both.
Preferred term Penile Induration
Entry term(s) Cavernitides, Fibrous
Cavernitis, Fibrous
Fibromatosis, Penile
Fibrous Cavernitides
Fibrous Cavernitis
Penile Fibromatosis
Peyronie Disease
Peyronie's Disease
Peyronies Disease
Plastic Induration of the Penis



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